diff --git a/src/devices/cpu/bcp/dp8344.cpp b/src/devices/cpu/bcp/dp8344.cpp
index 669f3957b67..5fa49d871c6 100644
--- a/src/devices/cpu/bcp/dp8344.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/cpu/bcp/dp8344.cpp
@@ -1494,8 +1494,14 @@ dp8344_device::inst_state dp8344_device::decode_instruction()
 	else if ((m_latched_instr & 0xff00) == 0xaf00)
 	{
 		// RET or RETF
-		if (BIT(m_latched_instr, 7) || get_flag(m_latched_instr & 0x0007) == BIT(m_latched_instr, 3))
-			return TX_RET;
+		if (BIT(m_latched_instr, 7))
+		{
+			address_stack_pop((m_latched_instr & 0x0060) >> 5, BIT(m_latched_instr, 4));
+			instruction_wait();
+			return T2_NEXT;
+		}
+		else if (get_flag(m_latched_instr & 0x0007) == BIT(m_latched_instr, 3))
+			return TX_RETF;
 		else
 		{
 			instruction_wait();
@@ -1832,7 +1838,7 @@ void dp8344_device::execute_run()
 			m_inst_state = T2_NEXT;
 			break;
 
-		case TX_RET:
+		case TX_RETF:
 			address_stack_pop((m_latched_instr & 0x0060) >> 5, BIT(m_latched_instr, 4));
 			instruction_wait();
 			m_inst_state = T2_NEXT;
diff --git a/src/devices/cpu/bcp/dp8344.h b/src/devices/cpu/bcp/dp8344.h
index c141271d999..1e3c369cc1a 100644
--- a/src/devices/cpu/bcp/dp8344.h
+++ b/src/devices/cpu/bcp/dp8344.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ private:
 	enum inst_state : u8 {
 		T1_DECODE, T1_START, T1_SKIP, T1_LJMP, T1_LCALL,
 		TX_READ, TX_WRITE,
-		TX1_JRMK, TX1_JMP, TX2_JMP, TX_CALL, TX_RET,
+		TX1_JRMK, TX1_JMP, TX2_JMP, TX_CALL, TX_RETF,
 		T2_NEXT, T2_STORE, T2_READ, T2_WRITE, T2_ABSOLUTE
 	};