diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
index 069912c6a0..3bb09d565a 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
@@ -3039,9 +3039,6 @@ std::set<std::string> Emulator::GetGameDirs() const
 
 void Emulator::AddGamesFromDir(const std::string& path)
 {
-	if (!IsStopped())
-		return;
-
 	m_games_config.set_save_on_dirty(false);
 
 	// search dropped path first or else the direct parent to an elf is wrongly skipped
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp
index d47522caf5..86f374b25d 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp
@@ -517,10 +517,7 @@ void game_list_frame::Refresh(const bool from_drive, const bool scroll_after)
 			m_progress_dialog_timer->start();
 		}
 
-		if (Emu.IsStopped())
-		{
-			Emu.AddGamesFromDir(g_cfg_vfs.get(g_cfg_vfs.games_dir, rpcs3::utils::get_emu_dir()));
-		}
+		Emu.AddGamesFromDir(g_cfg_vfs.get(g_cfg_vfs.games_dir, rpcs3::utils::get_emu_dir()));
 
 		const std::string _hdd = rpcs3::utils::get_hdd0_dir();