diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/DSPHLE/DSPHLE.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/DSPHLE/DSPHLE.cpp
index b22be91104..dac977922b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/DSPHLE/DSPHLE.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/DSPHLE/DSPHLE.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "UCodes/UCodes.h"
 #include "../AudioInterface.h"
 #include "ConfigManager.h"
+#include "Core.h"
 
 DSPHLE::DSPHLE() {
 	m_InitMixer = false;
@@ -130,6 +131,14 @@ void DSPHLE::SwapUCode(u32 _crc)
 
 void DSPHLE::DoState(PointerWrap &p)
 {
+	bool isHLE = true;
+	p.Do(isHLE);
+	if (isHLE != true && p.GetMode() == PointerWrap::MODE_READ)
+	{
+		Core::DisplayMessage("Save states made with the LLE audio engine are incompatible with the HLE DSP engine. Aborting load state.", 3000);
+		p.SetMode(PointerWrap::MODE_VERIFY);
+		return;
+	}
 	bool prevInitMixer = m_InitMixer;
 	p.Do(m_InitMixer);
 	if (prevInitMixer != m_InitMixer && p.GetMode() == PointerWrap::MODE_READ)
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/DSPLLE/DSPLLE.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/DSPLLE/DSPLLE.cpp
index 92053053de..2dbb7a8292 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/DSPLLE/DSPLLE.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/DSPLLE/DSPLLE.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "IniFile.h"
 #include "ConfigManager.h"
 #include "CPUDetect.h"
+#include "Core.h"
 
 #include "DSPLLEGlobals.h" // Local
 #include "DSP/DSPInterpreter.h"
@@ -56,6 +57,14 @@ Common::Event ppcEvent;
 
 void DSPLLE::DoState(PointerWrap &p)
 {
+	bool isHLE = false;
+	p.Do(isHLE);
+	if (isHLE != false && p.GetMode() == PointerWrap::MODE_READ)
+	{
+		Core::DisplayMessage("Save states made with the HLE audio engine are incompatible with the LLE DSP engine. Aborting load state.", 3000);
+		p.SetMode(PointerWrap::MODE_VERIFY);
+		return;
+	}
 	p.Do(g_dsp.r);
 	p.Do(g_dsp.pc);
 #if PROFILE
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/State.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/State.cpp
index 084a94e5f6..0facf2f387 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/State.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/State.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static Common::Event g_compressAndDumpStateSyncEvent;
 static std::thread g_save_thread;
 
 // Don't forget to increase this after doing changes on the savestate system
-static const u32 STATE_VERSION = 13;
+static const u32 STATE_VERSION = 14;
 
 struct StateHeader
 {