diff --git a/src/libretro/libretro.cpp b/src/libretro/libretro.cpp
index e79be92..67e6d66 100644
--- a/src/libretro/libretro.cpp
+++ b/src/libretro/libretro.cpp
@@ -440,6 +440,8 @@ PUBLIC_SYMBOL void retro_unload_game(void) {
     // No need to flush the homebrew save data either, the CartHomebrew destructor does that
 
     // The cleanup handlers for each task will flush data to disk if needed
+    retro::task::reset();
+    retro::task::wait();
     retro::task::deinit();
 
     if (NDS::Running)
diff --git a/src/libretro/retro/task_queue.cpp b/src/libretro/retro/task_queue.cpp
index ab4df1a..a82ab34 100644
--- a/src/libretro/retro/task_queue.cpp
+++ b/src/libretro/retro/task_queue.cpp
@@ -44,13 +44,21 @@ void retro::task::push(TaskSpec&& task) noexcept {
     task._task = nullptr;
 }
 
+void retro::task::wait() noexcept {
+    ZoneScopedN("retro::task::wait");
+    task_queue_wait(nullptr, nullptr); // wait for all tasks to finish
+}
+
 void retro::task::deinit() noexcept {
     ZoneScopedN("retro::task::deinit");
-    task_queue_reset(); // cancel all outstanding tasks
-    task_queue_wait(nullptr, nullptr); // wait for all tasks to finish
     task_queue_deinit();
 }
 
+void retro::task::reset() noexcept {
+    ZoneScopedN("retro::task::reset");
+    task_queue_reset(); // cancel all outstanding tasks
+}
+
 void retro::task::check() noexcept {
     ZoneScopedN("retro::task::check");
     task_queue_check();
diff --git a/src/libretro/retro/task_queue.hpp b/src/libretro/retro/task_queue.hpp
index ea9f0c3..f7a9a41 100644
--- a/src/libretro/retro/task_queue.hpp
+++ b/src/libretro/retro/task_queue.hpp
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ namespace retro::task {
 
     void push(TaskSpec&& task) noexcept;
     void check() noexcept;
+    void reset() noexcept;
     void deinit() noexcept;
+    void wait() noexcept;
 
     class TaskSpec {
     public: