diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/VFS.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/VFS.cpp
index 5a3f705c4f..81bc2db9a7 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/VFS.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/VFS.cpp
@@ -237,9 +237,9 @@ std::string vfs::get(std::string_view vpath, std::vector<std::string>* out_dir,
 
 				if (dir.second.path == "/"sv)
 				{
-					if (vpath.empty())
+					if (vpath.size() <= 1)
 					{
-						return {};
+						return fs::get_config_dir() + "delete_this_dir.../delete_this...";
 					}
 
 					// Handle /host_root (not escaped, not processed)