diff --git a/src/emulator.cpp b/src/emulator.cpp
index 34f5b4163..3815c8f3d 100644
--- a/src/emulator.cpp
+++ b/src/emulator.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ void Emulator::Run(std::filesystem::path file, std::vector<std::string> args,
     } else {
         game_folder = file.parent_path();
         if (const auto game_folder_name = game_folder.filename().string();
-            game_folder_name.ends_with("-UPDATE") || game_folder_name.ends_with("-patch")) {
+            game_folder_name.ends_with("-UPDATE") || game_folder_name.ends_with("-patch") ||
+            game_folder_name.ends_with("-mods")) {
             // If an executable was launched from a separate update directory,
             // use the base game directory as the game folder.
             const std::string base_name = game_folder_name.substr(0, game_folder_name.rfind('-'));