diff --git a/rpcs3/main.cpp b/rpcs3/main.cpp
index 8ea9f32c4a..d6770127b2 100644
--- a/rpcs3/main.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/main.cpp
@@ -1111,8 +1111,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 		for (const std::string_view& expr : { "/Rar$"sv })
 		{
 			if (emu_dir.find(expr) != umax)
-			{
-				report_fatal_error(fmt::format(
 			{
 				report_fatal_error(QObject::tr(
 					"RPCS3 should never be run from an archive!\n"
@@ -1120,8 +1118,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 					"Current location:\n%0").arg(QString::fromStdString(emu_dir)).toStdString());
 				return 1;
 			}
-				return 1;
-			}
 		}
 	}