diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
index 6333f33d69..41bb506399 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void Emulator::Init()
 	const std::string dev_hdd0 = GetHddDir();
 	const std::string dev_hdd1 = fmt::replace_all(g_cfg.vfs.dev_hdd1, "$(EmulatorDir)", emu_dir);
 	const std::string dev_usb = fmt::replace_all(g_cfg.vfs.dev_usb000, "$(EmulatorDir)", emu_dir);
-	const std::string dev_flsh = fmt::replace_all(g_cfg.vfs.dev_flash, "$(EmulatorDir)", emu_dir);
+	const std::string dev_flsh = g_cfg.vfs.get_dev_flash();
 
 	auto make_path_verbose = [](const std::string& path)
 	{