diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameList/GameListModel.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameList/GameListModel.cpp
index 2a42da3303..922beba660 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameList/GameListModel.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameList/GameListModel.cpp
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ QVariant GameListModel::data(const QModelIndex& index, int role) const
     if (role == Qt::DisplayRole || role == Qt::InitialSortOrderRole)
     {
       QString file_path = QDir::toNativeSeparators(
-          QFileInfo(QString::fromStdString(game.GetFilePath())).canonicalPath());
+          QFileInfo(QString::fromStdString(game.GetFilePath())).absolutePath());
       if (!file_path.endsWith(QDir::separator()))
         file_path.append(QDir::separator());
       return file_path;