diff --git a/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp b/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp
index 45731290f..5d32cb10e 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ GameController::GameController(QObject* parent)
 	, m_drawContext(new uint32_t[256 * 256])
 	, m_threadContext()
 	, m_activeKeys(0)
-	, m_rom(nullptr)
+	, m_gameOpen(false)
 	, m_audioThread(new QThread(this))
 	, m_audioProcessor(new AudioProcessor)
 {
@@ -117,22 +117,26 @@ void GameController::loadGame(const QString& path) {
 	closeGame();
 	m_threadContext.sync.videoFrameWait = 0;
 	m_threadContext.sync.audioWait = 1;
-	m_rom = new QFile(path);
-	if (!m_rom->open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
-		delete m_rom;
-		m_rom = nullptr;
+	QFile file(path);
+	if (!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
+		return;
 	}
+	file.close();
+	m_gameOpen = true;
 
 	m_pauseAfterFrame = false;
 
-	m_threadContext.rom = VFileFromFD(m_rom->handle());
 	m_threadContext.fname = strdup(path.toLocal8Bit().constData());
+	m_threadContext.rom = VFileOpen(m_threadContext.fname, O_RDONLY);
+#if ENABLE_LIBZIP
+	m_threadContext.gameDir = VDirOpenZip(m_threadContext.fname, 0);
+#endif
 
 	GBAThreadStart(&m_threadContext);
 }
 
 void GameController::closeGame() {
-	if (!m_rom) {
+	if (!m_gameOpen) {
 		return;
 	}
 	GBAThreadEnd(&m_threadContext);
@@ -141,11 +145,8 @@ void GameController::closeGame() {
 		free(const_cast<char*>(m_threadContext.fname));
 		m_threadContext.fname = nullptr;
 	}
-	if (m_rom) {
-		m_rom->close();
-		delete m_rom;
-		m_rom = nullptr;
-	}
+
+	m_gameOpen = false;
 	emit gameStopped(&m_threadContext);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/GameController.h b/src/platform/qt/GameController.h
index f9c8aca0f..bb1599715 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/GameController.h
+++ b/src/platform/qt/GameController.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public:
 	GBAThread* thread() { return &m_threadContext; }
 
 	bool isPaused();
-	bool isLoaded() { return m_rom; }
+	bool isLoaded() { return m_gameOpen; }
 
 #ifdef USE_GDB_STUB
 	ARMDebugger* debugger();
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ private:
 	GBAVideoSoftwareRenderer* m_renderer;
 	int m_activeKeys;
 
-	QFile* m_rom;
+	bool m_gameOpen;
 	QFile* m_bios;
 
 	QThread* m_audioThread;