diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_application.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_application.cpp
index 857369b74a..51b3219fd4 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_application.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_application.cpp
@@ -161,20 +161,16 @@ bool gui_application::Init()
 	{
 		welcome_dialog* welcome = new welcome_dialog(m_gui_settings, false);
 
-		bool use_dark_theme = false;
-
 		connect(welcome, &QDialog::finished, this, [&]()
 		{
-			use_dark_theme = welcome->use_dark_theme();
+			if (welcome->use_dark_theme())
+			{
+				m_gui_settings->SetValue(gui::m_currentStylesheet, gui::DarkStylesheet);
+			}
 		});
 
 		// welcome dialog is auto-flagged (in its constructor) as WA_DeleteOnClose, so its pointer is no more usable after welcome->exec()
 		welcome->exec();
-
-		if (use_dark_theme)
-		{
-			m_gui_settings->SetValue(gui::m_currentStylesheet, gui::DarkStylesheet);
-		}
 	}
 
 	// Check maxfiles