diff --git a/pcsx2-qt/AutoUpdaterDialog.cpp b/pcsx2-qt/AutoUpdaterDialog.cpp
index bc9f50e817..adabf3afde 100644
--- a/pcsx2-qt/AutoUpdaterDialog.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2-qt/AutoUpdaterDialog.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #include "common/HTTPDownloader.h"
 #include "common/StringUtil.h"
 
+#include "cpuinfo.h"
+
 #include <functional>
 #include <QtCore/QCoreApplication>
 #include <QtCore/QDir>
@@ -220,6 +222,11 @@ void AutoUpdaterDialog::queueUpdateCheck(bool display_message)
 
 void AutoUpdaterDialog::getLatestReleaseComplete(s32 status_code, std::vector<u8> data)
 {
+#ifdef _M_X86
+	// should already be initialized, but just in case this somehow runs before the CPU thread starts setting up...
+	cpuinfo_initialize();
+#endif
+
 #ifdef AUTO_UPDATER_SUPPORTED
 	bool found_update_info = false;
 
@@ -277,12 +284,20 @@ void AutoUpdaterDialog::getLatestReleaseComplete(s32 status_code, std::vector<u8
 #endif
 						}
 
-						if (is_symbols || (!x86caps.hasAVX2 && is_avx2))
+						if (is_symbols)
 						{
 							// skip this asset
 							continue;
 						}
 
+#ifdef _M_X86
+						if (is_avx2 && cpuinfo_has_x86_avx2())
+						{
+							// skip this asset
+							continue;
+						}
+#endif
+
 						int score;
 						if (is_perfect_match)
 							score = 4; // #1 choice is the one matching this binary
diff --git a/pcsx2-qt/pcsx2-qt.vcxproj b/pcsx2-qt/pcsx2-qt.vcxproj
index 5c7747f320..c00807db68 100644
--- a/pcsx2-qt/pcsx2-qt.vcxproj
+++ b/pcsx2-qt/pcsx2-qt.vcxproj
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);$(SolutionDir)3rdparty\simpleini\include</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);$(SolutionDir)3rdparty\imgui\include</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);$(SolutionDir)3rdparty\demangler\include</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);$(SolutionDir)3rdparty\cpuinfo\include</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);$(SolutionDir)3rdparty\rapidyaml\rapidyaml\ext\c4core\src\c4\ext\fast_float\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);$(SolutionDir)3rdparty\sdl2\include;$(SolutionDir)3rdparty\sdl2\SDL\include</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);$(SolutionDir)pcsx2</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
@@ -72,6 +73,9 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="$(SolutionDir)pcsx2\pcsx2.vcxproj">
       <Project>{6c7986c4-3e4d-4dcc-b3c6-6bb12b238995}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\3rdparty\cpuinfo\cpuinfo.vcxproj">
+      <Project>{7e183337-a7e9-460c-9d3d-568bc9f9bcc1}</Project>
+    </ProjectReference>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\3rdparty\lzma\lzma.vcxproj">
       <Project>{a4323327-3f2b-4271-83d9-7f9a3c66b6b2}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>