diff --git a/src/gu/guInternal.c b/src/gu/guInternal.c
index 2b88e79f..2a26a992 100644
--- a/src/gu/guInternal.c
+++ b/src/gu/guInternal.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ GuSettings gu_settings;
 GuDisplayList* gu_list;
 int gu_curr_context;
 int gu_init;
+int gu_first_start;
 int gu_display_on;
 int gu_call_mode;
 int gu_states;
diff --git a/src/gu/guInternal.h b/src/gu/guInternal.h
index a8942537..c018b133 100644
--- a/src/gu/guInternal.h
+++ b/src/gu/guInternal.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ extern GuSettings gu_settings;
 extern GuDisplayList *gu_list;
 extern int gu_curr_context;
 extern int gu_init;
+extern int gu_first_start;
 extern int gu_display_on;
 extern int gu_call_mode;
 extern int gu_states;
diff --git a/src/gu/sceGuInit.c b/src/gu/sceGuInit.c
index c5e4c512..0e339920 100644
--- a/src/gu/sceGuInit.c
+++ b/src/gu/sceGuInit.c
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ static void sceGuResetGlobalVariables(void)
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	gu_init = 0;
+	gu_first_start = 0;
 
 	gu_states = 0;
 	gu_object_stack_depth = 0;
@@ -371,5 +372,6 @@ int sceGuInit(void)
 	gu_settings.swapBuffersBehaviour = PSP_DISPLAY_SETBUF_NEXTHSYNC;
 
 	gu_init = 1;
+	gu_first_start = 1;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/gu/sceGuStart.c b/src/gu/sceGuStart.c
index ab405d56..5b46a8fd 100644
--- a/src/gu/sceGuStart.c
+++ b/src/gu/sceGuStart.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ int sceGuStart(int ctype, void *list)
 		gu_settings.signal_offset = 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!gu_init)
+	if (gu_first_start)
 	{
 		static int dither_matrix[16] =
 			{
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ int sceGuStart(int ctype, void *list)
 		sceGuSpecular(1.0f);
 		sceGuTexScale(1.0f, 1.0f);
 
-		gu_init = 1;
+		gu_first_start = 0;
 	}
 
 	if (ctype == GU_DIRECT && gu_draw_buffer.frame_width != 0)
diff --git a/src/gu/sceGuTerm.c b/src/gu/sceGuTerm.c
index 96c9e1aa..c3fbf60d 100644
--- a/src/gu/sceGuTerm.c
+++ b/src/gu/sceGuTerm.c
@@ -22,4 +22,6 @@ void sceGuTerm(void)
 
 	sceKernelDeleteEventFlag(gu_settings.kernel_event_flag);
 	sceGeUnsetCallback(gu_settings.ge_callback_id);
+
+	gu_init = 0;
 }