diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_darwin.m b/frontend/drivers/platform_darwin.m
index ebe1f67998..4244013ead 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_darwin.m
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_darwin.m
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ static void frontend_darwin_get_env(int *argc, char *argv[],
    fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.dirs[DEFAULT_DIR_CHEATS], application_data, "cht", sizeof(g_defaults.dirs[DEFAULT_DIR_CHEATS]));
    fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.dirs[DEFAULT_DIR_MENU_CONFIG], application_data, "config", sizeof(g_defaults.dirs[DEFAULT_DIR_MENU_CONFIG]));
    fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.dirs[DEFAULT_DIR_REMAP], g_defaults.dirs[DEFAULT_DIR_MENU_CONFIG], "remaps", sizeof(g_defaults.dirs[DEFAULT_DIR_REMAP]));
-#ifdef HAVE_UPDATE_CORES
+#if defined(HAVE_UPDATE_CORES) || defined(HAVE_STEAM)
    fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.dirs[DEFAULT_DIR_CORE], application_data, "cores", sizeof(g_defaults.dirs[DEFAULT_DIR_CORE]));
 #else
    fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.dirs[DEFAULT_DIR_CORE], bundle_path_buf, "modules", sizeof(g_defaults.dirs[DEFAULT_DIR_CORE]));