diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoBackendBase.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoBackendBase.cpp
index 1db7fb2ab6..0bbc734e3b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoBackendBase.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoBackendBase.cpp
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ void VideoBackendBase::PopulateBackendInfoFromUI(const WindowSystemInfo& wsi)
 {
   // If the core is running, the backend info will have been populated already.
   // If we did it here, the UI thread can race with the with the GPU thread.
-  if (!Core::IsRunning(Core::System::GetInstance()))
+  if (!Core::IsRunningOrStarting(Core::System::GetInstance()))
     PopulateBackendInfo(wsi);
 }