diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp
index 6604020b79..5750e4220d 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ game_list_frame::game_list_frame(std::shared_ptr<gui_settings> gui_settings, std
 	, m_persistent_settings(std::move(persistent_settings))
 {
 	setObjectName("gamelist");
+	setFeatures(features() & ~QDockWidget::DockWidgetClosable);
 
 	m_game_list_actions = std::make_shared<game_list_actions>(this, m_gui_settings);
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
index 62809ce4c2..0939b4bb6d 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
@@ -3674,7 +3674,6 @@ void main_window::CreateDockWindows()
 	m_mw->setContextMenuPolicy(Qt::PreventContextMenu);
 
 	m_game_list_frame = new game_list_frame(m_gui_settings, m_emu_settings, m_persistent_settings, m_mw);
-	m_game_list_frame->setFeatures(m_game_list_frame->features() & ~QDockWidget::DockWidgetClosable);
 	m_debugger_frame = new debugger_frame(m_gui_settings, m_mw);
 	m_log_frame = new log_frame(m_gui_settings, m_mw);