diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/FileUtil.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/FileUtil.cpp
index 0b4a99bbd7..cd20316bbe 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/FileUtil.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/FileUtil.cpp
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@ FSTEntry ScanDirectoryTree(const std::string &directory, bool recursive)
 					entry = ScanDirectoryTree(physical_name, true);
 				else
 					entry.size = 0;
+				parent_entry.size += entry.size;
 			}
 			else
 			{
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/FileUtil.h b/Source/Core/Common/FileUtil.h
index 1337ee1670..ce8598a822 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/FileUtil.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/FileUtil.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace File
 struct FSTEntry
 {
 	bool isDirectory;
-	u64 size;                 // File length or number of entries from children
+	u64 size;                 // File length, or for directories, recursive count of children
 	std::string physicalName; // Name on disk
 	std::string virtualName;  // Name in FST names table
 	std::vector<FSTEntry> children;