diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/save.cpp b/source/games/sw/src/save.cpp
index b060c4fa0f1..b18997f6607 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/save.cpp
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/save.cpp
@@ -288,19 +288,19 @@ void preSerializePanelSprites(FSerializer& arc)
 
 void postSerializePanelSprites(FSerializer& arc)
 {
-	if (arc.isWriting())
-	{
-		unsigned siz = pspAsArray.Size();
-		arc("panelcount", siz);
-	}
 	if (arc.BeginArray("panelsprites"))
 	{
-		for (auto psp : pspAsArray)
+		for(unsigned i = 0; i < pspAsArray.Size(); i++)
 		{
-			arc(nullptr, *psp);
+			arc(nullptr, *pspAsArray[i]);
 		}
 		arc.EndArray();
 	}
+	if (arc.isWriting())
+	{
+		unsigned siz = pspAsArray.Size();
+		arc("panelcount", siz);
+	}
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------