diff --git a/ui/drivers/qt/ui_qt_application.cpp b/ui/drivers/qt/ui_qt_application.cpp
index fd27b0bc7f..0f69c8e068 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/qt/ui_qt_application.cpp
+++ b/ui/drivers/qt/ui_qt_application.cpp
@@ -101,9 +101,10 @@ static void* ui_application_qt_initialize(void)
    QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_EnableHighDpiScaling);
 #endif
 
-   QApplication::setStyle("fusion");
-
+   /* Create QApplication() before calling QApplication::setStyle()
+    * to ensure that plugin path is determined correctly */
    ui_application.app = new QApplication(app_argc, app_argv);
+   QApplication::setStyle("fusion");
    ui_application.app->setOrganizationName("libretro");
    ui_application.app->setApplicationName("RetroArch");
    ui_application.app->setApplicationVersion(PACKAGE_VERSION);