diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_ps3.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_ps3.c
index 59f8695cc7..5dbe8b1ba9 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_ps3.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_ps3.c
@@ -529,10 +529,10 @@ static void frontend_ps3_process_args(int *argc, char *argv[])
     * it loads on first boot, so we make sure
     * active core path is set here. */
 
-   if (config_active_core_path_is_empty() && *argc >= 1 && strrchr(argv[0], '/'))
+   if (*argc >= 1)
    {
       char path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
-      strlcpy(path, strrchr(argv[0], '/') + 1, sizeof(path));
+      strlcpy(path, argv[0], sizeof(path));
       if (path_file_exists(path))
          runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_SET_LIBRETRO_PATH, path);
    }