diff --git a/frontend/platform/platform_gx.c b/frontend/platform/platform_gx.c
index 88db71de83..58fe05738a 100644
--- a/frontend/platform/platform_gx.c
+++ b/frontend/platform/platform_gx.c
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ static void frontend_gx_get_environment_settings(int argc, char *argv[], void *a
       snprintf(default_paths.port_dir, sizeof(default_paths.port_dir), "%.*s/retroarch", device_end - default_paths.core_dir, default_paths.core_dir);
    else
       fill_pathname_join(default_paths.port_dir, default_paths.port_dir, "retroarch", sizeof(default_paths.port_dir));
+   fill_pathname_join(default_paths.overlay_dir, default_paths.core_dir, "overlays", sizeof(default_paths.overlay_dir));
    fill_pathname_join(default_paths.config_path, default_paths.port_dir, "retroarch.cfg", sizeof(default_paths.config_path));
    fill_pathname_join(default_paths.system_dir, default_paths.port_dir, "system", sizeof(default_paths.system_dir));
    fill_pathname_join(default_paths.sram_dir, default_paths.port_dir, "savefiles", sizeof(default_paths.sram_dir));