diff --git a/src/common/log.cpp b/src/common/log.cpp
index 2906618ec..47fb019dc 100644
--- a/src/common/log.cpp
+++ b/src/common/log.cpp
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ float Log::GetCurrentMessageTime()
   return static_cast<float>(Timer::ConvertValueToSeconds(Timer::GetCurrentValue() - s_state.start_timestamp));
 }
 
-bool Log::AreTimestampsEnabled()
+bool Log::AreConsoleOutputTimestampsEnabled()
 {
-  return s_state.console_output_timestamps || s_state.file_output_timestamp;
+  return s_state.console_output_timestamps;
 }
 
 bool Log::IsConsoleOutputCurrentlyAvailable()
diff --git a/src/common/log.h b/src/common/log.h
index 0d4f378cc..fc067a7b1 100644
--- a/src/common/log.h
+++ b/src/common/log.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ const std::array<const char*, static_cast<size_t>(Channel::MaxCount)>& GetChanne
 
 // returns the time in seconds since the start of the process
 float GetCurrentMessageTime();
-bool AreTimestampsEnabled();
+bool AreConsoleOutputTimestampsEnabled();
 
 // adds a standard console output
 bool IsConsoleOutputCurrentlyAvailable();
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/logwindow.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/logwindow.cpp
index 61827fd62..ffa430ccd 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/logwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/logwindow.cpp
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ void LogWindow::realAppendMessage(const QLatin1StringView& channel, quint32 cat,
     const size_t dark = static_cast<size_t>(m_is_dark_theme);
 
     temp_cursor.beginEditBlock();
-    if (Log::AreTimestampsEnabled())
+    if (Log::AreConsoleOutputTimestampsEnabled())
     {
       const float message_time = Log::GetCurrentMessageTime();
       const QString qtimestamp = QStringLiteral("[%1] ").arg(message_time, 10, 'f', 4);