diff --git a/src/emulator.cpp b/src/emulator.cpp
index 5d3a652b8..27def3565 100644
--- a/src/emulator.cpp
+++ b/src/emulator.cpp
@@ -341,11 +341,8 @@ void Emulator::Run(std::filesystem::path file, std::vector<std::string> args,
 
     g_window = window.get();
 
-    const auto& mount_data_dir = Common::FS::GetUserPath(Common::FS::PathType::GameDataDir) / id;
-    if (!std::filesystem::exists(mount_data_dir)) {
-        std::filesystem::create_directory(mount_data_dir);
-    }
-    mnt->Mount(mount_data_dir, "/data"); // should just exist, manually create with game serial
+    const auto& mount_data_dir = Common::FS::GetUserPath(Common::FS::PathType::GameDataDir);
+    mnt->Mount(mount_data_dir, "/data");
 
     // Mounting temp folders
     const auto& mount_temp_dir = Common::FS::GetUserPath(Common::FS::PathType::TempDataDir) / id;