diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/savestate_manager_dialog.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/savestate_manager_dialog.cpp
index 9e871800e2..7a341ff0af 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/savestate_manager_dialog.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/savestate_manager_dialog.cpp
@@ -434,6 +434,11 @@ void savestate_manager_dialog::ResizeGameIcons()
 				{
 					if (!item->data(GameUserRole::GamePixmapLoaded).toBool())
 					{
+						if (!archive_path.empty())
+						{
+							gui::utils::load_icon(icon, icon_path, archive_path);
+						}
+
 						// Load game icon
 						if (!icon.load(QString::fromStdString(icon_path)))
 						{
@@ -448,11 +453,6 @@ void savestate_manager_dialog::ResizeGameIcons()
 					}
 				}
 
-				if (!archive_path.empty())
-				{
-					gui::utils::load_icon(icon, icon_path, archive_path);
-				}
-
 				if (cancel && cancel->load())
 				{
 					return;