diff --git a/src/core/system.cpp b/src/core/system.cpp
index 514063138..e2420d7a5 100644
--- a/src/core/system.cpp
+++ b/src/core/system.cpp
@@ -5762,7 +5762,7 @@ void System::DisplayWindowResized()
 
 void System::UpdateGTEAspectRatio()
 {
-  if (!IsValid())
+  if (!IsValidOrInitializing())
     return;
 
   DisplayAspectRatio gte_ar = g_settings.display_aspect_ratio;