diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/emu_settings.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/emu_settings.cpp
index 1d5aa3bba7..377113838a 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/emu_settings.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/emu_settings.cpp
@@ -195,31 +195,39 @@ void emu_settings::LoadSettings(const std::string& path)
 	m_currentSettings = YAML::Load(g_cfg_defaults);
 
 	// Add global config
-	m_config = fs::file(fs::get_config_dir() + "/config.yml", fs::read + fs::write + fs::create);
-	m_currentSettings += YAML::Load(m_config.to_string());
+	fs::file config(fs::get_config_dir() + "/config.yml", fs::read + fs::write + fs::create);
+	m_currentSettings += YAML::Load(config.to_string());
+	config.close();
 
 	// Add game config
 	if (!path.empty() && fs::is_file(fs::get_config_dir() + path + "/config.yml"))
 	{
-		m_config = fs::file(fs::get_config_dir() + path + "/config.yml", fs::read + fs::write);
-		m_currentSettings += YAML::Load(m_config.to_string());
+		config = fs::file(fs::get_config_dir() + path + "/config.yml", fs::read + fs::write);
+		m_currentSettings += YAML::Load(config.to_string());
+		config.close();
 	}
 }
 
 void emu_settings::SaveSettings()
 {
+	fs::file config;
 	YAML::Emitter out;
 	emitData(out, m_currentSettings);
 
 	if (!m_path.empty())
 	{
-		m_config = fs::file(fs::get_config_dir() + m_path + "/config.yml", fs::read + fs::write + fs::create);
+		config = fs::file(fs::get_config_dir() + m_path + "/config.yml", fs::read + fs::write + fs::create);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		config = fs::file(fs::get_config_dir() + "/config.yml", fs::read + fs::write + fs::create);
 	}
 
 	// Save config
-	m_config.seek(0);
-	m_config.trunc(0);
-	m_config.write(out.c_str(), out.size());
+	config.seek(0);
+	config.trunc(0);
+	config.write(out.c_str(), out.size());
+	config.close();
 }
 
 void emu_settings::EnhanceComboBox(QComboBox* combobox, SettingsType type, bool is_ranged, bool use_max, int max)
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/emu_settings.h b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/emu_settings.h
index f16ba1098d..9b1c809344 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/emu_settings.h
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/emu_settings.h
@@ -285,6 +285,5 @@ private:
 
 	YAML::Node m_defaultSettings; // The default settings as a YAML node.
 	YAML::Node m_currentSettings; // The current settings as a YAML node.
-	fs::file m_config; //! File to read/write the config settings.
 	std::string m_path;
 };