diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Assets/DirectFilesystemAssetLibrary.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Assets/DirectFilesystemAssetLibrary.cpp
index bbb3a644f5..9c126bf9e1 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Assets/DirectFilesystemAssetLibrary.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Assets/DirectFilesystemAssetLibrary.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "VideoCommon/Assets/DirectFilesystemAssetLibrary.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <fmt/os.h>
 
 #include "Common/FileUtil.h"
 #include "Common/Logging/Log.h"
@@ -35,7 +36,10 @@ DirectFilesystemAssetLibrary::GetLastAssetWriteTime(const AssetID& asset_id) con
     CustomAssetLibrary::TimeType max_entry;
     for (const auto& [key, value] : asset_map_path)
     {
-      const auto tp = std::filesystem::last_write_time(value);
+      std::error_code ec;
+      const auto tp = std::filesystem::last_write_time(value, ec);
+      if (ec)
+        continue;
       if (tp > max_entry)
         max_entry = tp;
     }
@@ -59,7 +63,14 @@ CustomAssetLibrary::LoadInfo DirectFilesystemAssetLibrary::LoadTexture(const Ass
   }
   const auto& asset_path = asset_map.begin()->second;
 
-  const auto last_loaded_time = std::filesystem::last_write_time(asset_path);
+  std::error_code ec;
+  const auto last_loaded_time = std::filesystem::last_write_time(asset_path, ec);
+  if (ec)
+  {
+    ERROR_LOG_FMT(VIDEO, "Asset '{}' error - failed to get last write time with error '{}'!",
+                  asset_id, ec);
+    return {};
+  }
   auto ext = asset_path.extension().string();
   Common::ToLower(&ext);
   if (ext == ".dds")