diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/Saveslots.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/Saveslots.cpp
index e1c15558d5..cb2ba86c74 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/Saveslots.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/Saveslots.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ void States_FreezeCurrentSlot()
 		Console.WriteLn("Load or save action is already pending.");
 		return;
 	}
-	States_updateLoadBackupMenuItem(true);
 
 	GSchangeSaveState(StatesC, SaveStateBase::GetFilename(StatesC).ToUTF8());
 	StateCopy_SaveToSlot(StatesC);
@@ -81,6 +80,8 @@ void States_FreezeCurrentSlot()
 #endif
 
 	GetSysExecutorThread().PostIdleEvent(SysExecEvent_ClearSavingLoadingFlag());
+
+	States_updateLoadBackupMenuItem();
 }
 
 void _States_DefrostCurrentSlot(bool isFromBackup)
@@ -115,14 +116,9 @@ void States_DefrostCurrentSlotBackup()
 	_States_DefrostCurrentSlot(true);
 }
 
-void States_updateLoadBackupMenuItem(bool isBeforeSave)
+void States_updateLoadBackupMenuItem()
 {
-	wxString file = SaveStateBase::GetFilename(StatesC);
-
-	if (!(isBeforeSave && g_Conf->EmuOptions.BackupSavestate))
-	{
-		file = file + L".backup";
-	}
+	wxString file = SaveStateBase::GetFilename(StatesC) + ".backup";
 
 	sMainFrame.EnableMenuItem(MenuId_State_LoadBackup, wxFileExists(file));
 	sMainFrame.SetMenuItemLabel(MenuId_State_LoadBackup, wxsFormat(L"%s %d", _("Backup"), StatesC));
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/Saveslots.h b/pcsx2/gui/Saveslots.h
index d5bbd8d5bf..f15bd28ec1 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/Saveslots.h
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/Saveslots.h
@@ -134,4 +134,4 @@ extern void States_CycleSlotForward();
 extern void States_CycleSlotBackward();
 extern void States_SetCurrentSlot(int slot);
 extern int States_GetCurrentSlot();
-extern void States_updateLoadBackupMenuItem(bool isBeforeSave = false);
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+extern void States_updateLoadBackupMenuItem();
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