diff --git a/Common.ruleset b/Common.ruleset
index d661d1c0c1..8b7d3ee3d3 100644
--- a/Common.ruleset
+++ b/Common.ruleset
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
 		<Rule Id="MA0051" Action="Hidden" />
 
 		<!-- Replace constant Enum.ToString with nameof -->
-		<Rule Id="MA0052" Action="Hidden" />
+		<Rule Id="MA0052" Action="Error" />
 
 		<!-- Make class sealed -->
 		<Rule Id="MA0053" Action="Hidden" />
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/PathEntryCollectionExtensions.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/PathEntryCollectionExtensions.cs
index f88b72d6e3..e8ed9d1a93 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/PathEntryCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/PathEntryCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -87,10 +87,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				return collection.GlobalBaseAbsolutePath();
 			}
 
-			if (path == "%recent%")
-			{
-				return Environment.SpecialFolder.Recent.ToString();
-			}
+			if (path == "%recent%") return PathUtils.SpecialRecentsDir;
 
 			if (path.StartsWith("%exe%"))
 			{
@@ -202,10 +199,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				return collection.AbsolutePathFor(collection[PathEntryCollection.GLOBAL, "ROM"].Path, PathEntryCollection.GLOBAL);
 			}
 
-			if (collection.UseRecentForRoms)
-			{
-				return Environment.SpecialFolder.Recent.ToString();
-			}
+			if (collection.UseRecentForRoms) return PathUtils.SpecialRecentsDir;
 
 			var path = collection[systemId, "ROM"];
 
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Common/Extensions/PathExtensions.cs b/src/BizHawk.Common/Extensions/PathExtensions.cs
index e091a0cad3..6825d33733 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Common/Extensions/PathExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Common/Extensions/PathExtensions.cs
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Common.PathExtensions
 		/// <remarks>returned string omits trailing slash</remarks>
 		public static readonly string ExeDirectoryPath;
 
+		public static string SpecialRecentsDir
+			=> Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Recent, Environment.SpecialFolderOption.DoNotVerify);
+
 		static PathUtils()
 		{
 			var dirPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly()?.Location);