diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Frame.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Frame.cpp
index 605e24e424..b24584ca97 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Frame.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Frame.cpp
@@ -870,25 +870,7 @@ void CFrame::OnGameListCtrlItemActivated(wxListEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 	// 1. Boot the selected iso
 	// 2. Boot the default or last loaded iso.
 	// 3. Call BrowseForDirectory if the gamelist is empty
-	if (!m_GameListCtrl->GetISO(0) &&
-		!((SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListGC &&
-		SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListWii &&
-		SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListWad &&
-		SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListElfDol) &&
-		(SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListJap &&
-		SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListUsa  &&
-		SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListPal  &&
-		SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListAustralia &&
-		SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListFrance &&
-		SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListGermany &&
-		SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListItaly &&
-		SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListKorea &&
-		SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListNetherlands &&
-		SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListRussia &&
-		SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListSpain &&
-		SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListTaiwan &&
-		SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListWorld &&
-		SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListUnknown)))
+	if (!m_GameListCtrl->GetISO(0) && CGameListCtrl::IsHidingItems())
 	{
 		SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListGC =
 		SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListWii =
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/GameListCtrl.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/GameListCtrl.cpp
index 6f9d297d1a..ce26bbfee1 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/GameListCtrl.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/GameListCtrl.cpp
@@ -310,20 +310,14 @@ void CGameListCtrl::Update()
 		wxString errorString;
 		// We just check for one hide setting to be enabled, as we may only
 		// have GC games for example, and hide them, so we should show the
-		// second message instead
-		if ((SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListGC     &&
-		    SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListWii     &&
-		    SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListWad     &&
-		    SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListElfDol) &&
-		    (SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListJap    &&
-		    SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListUsa     &&
-		    SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListPal))
+		// first message instead
+		if (IsHidingItems())
 		{
-			errorString = _("Dolphin could not find any GameCube/Wii ISOs or WADs. Double-click here to browse for files...");
+			errorString = _("Dolphin is currently set to hide all games. Double-click here to show all games...");
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			errorString = _("Dolphin is currently set to hide all games. Double-click here to show all games...");
+			errorString = _("Dolphin could not find any GameCube/Wii ISOs or WADs. Double-click here to browse for files...");
 		}
 		InsertColumn(0, "");
 		long index = InsertItem(0, errorString);
@@ -956,6 +950,28 @@ const GameListItem * CGameListCtrl::GetSelectedISO()
 	}
 }
 
+bool CGameListCtrl::IsHidingItems()
+{
+	return !(SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListGC &&
+	         SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListWii &&
+	         SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListWad &&
+	         SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListElfDol &&
+	         SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListJap &&
+	         SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListUsa &&
+	         SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListPal &&
+	         SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListAustralia &&
+	         SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListFrance &&
+	         SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListGermany &&
+	         SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListItaly &&
+	         SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListKorea &&
+	         SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListNetherlands &&
+	         SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListRussia &&
+	         SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListSpain &&
+	         SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListTaiwan &&
+	         SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListWorld &&
+	         SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListUnknown);
+}
+
 void CGameListCtrl::OnOpenContainingFolder(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED (event))
 {
 	const GameListItem* iso = GetSelectedISO();
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/GameListCtrl.h b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/GameListCtrl.h
index eb225de925..bfc376f184 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/GameListCtrl.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/GameListCtrl.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ public:
 	const GameListItem *GetSelectedISO();
 	const GameListItem *GetISO(size_t index) const;
 
+	static bool IsHidingItems();
+
 	enum
 	{
 		COLUMN_DUMMY = 0,