diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcard/GCMemcard.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcard/GCMemcard.cpp
index 1580ac56e0..e64a3d98a6 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcard/GCMemcard.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcard/GCMemcard.cpp
@@ -595,13 +595,12 @@ std::string GCMemcard::GetSaveComment2(u8 index) const
                      DENTRY_STRLEN);
 }
 
-bool GCMemcard::GetDEntry(u8 index, DEntry& dest) const
+std::optional<DEntry> GCMemcard::GetDEntry(u8 index) const
 {
   if (!m_valid || index >= DIRLEN)
-    return false;
+    return std::nullopt;
 
-  dest = GetActiveDirectory().m_dir_entries[index];
-  return true;
+  return GetActiveDirectory().m_dir_entries[index];
 }
 
 u16 BlockAlloc::GetNextBlock(u16 Block) const
@@ -803,8 +802,8 @@ u32 GCMemcard::CopyFrom(const GCMemcard& source, u8 index)
   if (!m_valid || !source.m_valid)
     return NOMEMCARD;
 
-  DEntry tempDEntry;
-  if (!source.GetDEntry(index, tempDEntry))
+  std::optional<DEntry> tempDEntry = source.GetDEntry(index);
+  if (!tempDEntry)
     return NOMEMCARD;
 
   u32 size = source.DEntry_BlockCount(index);
@@ -821,7 +820,7 @@ u32 GCMemcard::CopyFrom(const GCMemcard& source, u8 index)
     return NOMEMCARD;
   default:
     FixChecksums();
-    return ImportFile(tempDEntry, saveData);
+    return ImportFile(*tempDEntry, saveData);
   }
 }
 
@@ -976,14 +975,12 @@ u32 GCMemcard::ExportGci(u8 index, const std::string& fileName, const std::strin
     break;
   }
 
-  DEntry tempDEntry;
-  if (!GetDEntry(index, tempDEntry))
-  {
+  std::optional<DEntry> tempDEntry = GetDEntry(index);
+  if (!tempDEntry)
     return NOMEMCARD;
-  }
 
-  Gcs_SavConvert(tempDEntry, offset);
-  gci.WriteBytes(&tempDEntry, DENTRY_SIZE);
+  Gcs_SavConvert(*tempDEntry, offset);
+  gci.WriteBytes(&tempDEntry.value(), DENTRY_SIZE);
 
   u32 size = DEntry_BlockCount(index);
   if (size == 0xFFFF)
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcard/GCMemcard.h b/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcard/GCMemcard.h
index 77f0165663..4df8412fff 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcard/GCMemcard.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcard/GCMemcard.h
@@ -397,8 +397,9 @@ public:
   u32 DEntry_CommentsAddress(u8 index) const;
   std::string GetSaveComment1(u8 index) const;
   std::string GetSaveComment2(u8 index) const;
-  // Copies a DEntry from u8 index to DEntry& data
-  bool GetDEntry(u8 index, DEntry& dest) const;
+
+  // Fetches a DEntry from the given file index.
+  std::optional<DEntry> GetDEntry(u8 index) const;
 
   u32 GetSaveData(u8 index, std::vector<GCMBlock>& saveBlocks) const;
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GCMemcardManager.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GCMemcardManager.cpp
index c3b4ce855a..a74a5dc01e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GCMemcardManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GCMemcardManager.cpp
@@ -199,12 +199,11 @@ void GCMemcardManager::UpdateSlotTable(int slot)
     auto* icon = new QTableWidgetItem;
     icon->setData(Qt::DecorationRole, frames[0]);
 
-    DEntry d;
-    memcard->GetDEntry(file_index, d);
+    std::optional<DEntry> entry = memcard->GetDEntry(file_index);
 
     // TODO: This is wrong, the animation speed is not static and is already correctly calculated in
     // GetIconFromSaveFile(), just not returned
-    const u16 animation_speed = d.m_animation_speed;
+    const u16 animation_speed = entry ? entry->m_animation_speed : 1;
     const auto speed = (((animation_speed >> 8) & 1) << 2) + (animation_speed & 1);
 
     m_slot_active_icons[slot].push_back({speed, frames});