diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/rsx_cache.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/rsx_cache.h
index 1d0e9c9219..29144cea19 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/rsx_cache.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/rsx_cache.h
@@ -333,12 +333,16 @@ namespace rsx
 				dlg->Create("Preloading cached shaders from disk.\nPlease wait...");
 			});
 
+			const auto prefix_length = version_prefix.length();
 			u32 processed = 0;
 			while (root.read(tmp) && !Emu.IsStopped())
 			{
 				if (tmp.name == "." || tmp.name == "..")
 					continue;
 
+				if (tmp.name.compare(0, prefix_length, version_prefix) != 0)
+					continue;
+
 				std::vector<u8> bytes;
 				fs::file f(directory_path + "/" + tmp.name);