diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
index 73901b8b49..0d99003b04 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
@@ -2659,7 +2659,7 @@ void main_window::CreateFirmwareCache()
 
 	Emu.SetForceBoot(true);
 
-	if (const game_boot_result error = Emu.BootGame(g_cfg.vfs.get_dev_flash() + "sys/external/", "", true);
+	if (const game_boot_result error = Emu.BootGame(g_cfg.vfs.get_dev_flash() + "sys", "", true);
 		error != game_boot_result::no_errors)
 	{
 		gui_log.error("Creating firmware cache failed: reason: %s", error);