diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/GameList/GameTracker.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/GameList/GameTracker.cpp
index c4d133f916..1097504ff8 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/GameList/GameTracker.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/GameList/GameTracker.cpp
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ void GameTracker::UpdateDirectory(const QString& dir)
   while (it.hasNext())
   {
     QString path = QFileInfo(it.next()).canonicalFilePath();
-    auto& tracked_file = m_tracked_files[path];
 
     if (m_tracked_files.contains(path))
     {
+      auto& tracked_file = m_tracked_files[path];
       if (!tracked_file.contains(dir))
         tracked_file.insert(dir);
     }