diff --git a/pcsx2/VMManager.cpp b/pcsx2/VMManager.cpp
index cb088aeac9..90e9fa33b7 100644
--- a/pcsx2/VMManager.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/VMManager.cpp
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ void VMManager::UpdateLoggingSettings(SettingsInterface& si)
 
 	const bool system_console_enabled = !s_log_block_system_console && si.GetBoolValue("Logging", "EnableSystemConsole", false);
 	const bool log_window_enabled = !s_log_block_system_console && si.GetBoolValue("Logging", "EnableLogWindow", false);
-	const bool file_logging_enabled = s_log_force_file_log || si.GetBoolValue("Logging", "EnableFileLogging", false);
+	const bool file_logging_enabled = s_log_force_file_log || si.GetBoolValue("Logging", "EnableFileLogging", true);
 
 	if (system_console_enabled != Log::IsConsoleOutputEnabled())
 		Log::SetConsoleOutputLevel(system_console_enabled ? level : LOGLEVEL_NONE);