diff --git a/rpcs3/Crypto/unpkg.cpp b/rpcs3/Crypto/unpkg.cpp
index 37a4bdafd0..4719f9443c 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Crypto/unpkg.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Crypto/unpkg.cpp
@@ -914,7 +914,11 @@ bool package_reader::extract_data(atomic_t<double>& sync)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		fs::remove_all(dir, true);
+		if (was_null)
+		{
+			fs::remove_all(dir, true);
+		}
+
 		pkg_log.error("Package installation failed: %s", dir);
 	}