diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Overlays/overlay_controls.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Overlays/overlay_controls.cpp
index 2c3b9de694..5c370a8cf6 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Overlays/overlay_controls.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Overlays/overlay_controls.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace rsx
 		{
 			fs::file f(filename);
 
-			if (!f)
+			if (!f || f.stat().is_directory)
 			{
 				rsx_log.error("Image resource file `%s' could not be opened (%s)", filename, fs::g_tls_error);
 				return;