diff --git a/src/save/GenericGameStorage.cpp b/src/save/GenericGameStorage.cpp
index 29069ad5..23a8fd6a 100644
--- a/src/save/GenericGameStorage.cpp
+++ b/src/save/GenericGameStorage.cpp
@@ -220,6 +220,11 @@ GenericSave(int file)
 	WriteSaveDataBlock(CStreaming::MemoryCardSave);
 	WriteSaveDataBlock(CPedType::Save);
 
+	// sure just write garbage data repeatedly ...
+#ifndef THIS_IS_STUPID
+	memset(work_buff, 0, sizeof(work_buff));
+#endif
+
 	// Write padding
 	for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
 		size = align4bytes(SIZE_OF_ONE_GAME_IN_BYTES - totalSize - 4);