diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp
index 14dc1e7562..c50950e264 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp
@@ -1613,7 +1613,7 @@ bool game_list_frame::RemoveSPUCache(const std::string& base_dir, bool is_intera
 
 void game_list_frame::BatchCreatePPUCaches()
 {
-	const std::string vsh_path = g_cfg.vfs.get_dev_flash() + "/vsh/module/vsh.self";
+	const std::string vsh_path = g_cfg.vfs.get_dev_flash() + "vsh/module/vsh.self";
 	const bool vsh_exists = fs::is_file(vsh_path);
 	const u32 total = m_game_data.size() + (vsh_exists ? 1 : 0);
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
index 216390476c..73901b8b49 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ bool main_window::Init(bool with_cli_boot)
 	}
 #endif
 
+	// Disable vsh if not present.
+	ui->bootVSHAct->setEnabled(fs::is_file(g_cfg.vfs.get_dev_flash() + "vsh/module/vsh.self"));
+
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -1198,6 +1201,8 @@ void main_window::HandlePupInstallation(const QString& file_path, const QString&
 
 	if (progress == update_filenames.size())
 	{
+		ui->bootVSHAct->setEnabled(fs::is_file(g_cfg.vfs.get_dev_flash() + "/vsh/module/vsh.self"));
+
 		gui_log.success("Successfully installed PS3 firmware version %s.", version_string);
 		m_gui_settings->ShowInfoBox(tr("Success!"), tr("Successfully installed PS3 firmware and LLE Modules!"), gui::ib_pup_success, this);
 
@@ -2059,7 +2064,8 @@ void main_window::CreateConnects()
 	{
 		vfs_dialog dlg(m_gui_settings, m_emu_settings, this);
 		dlg.exec();
-		m_game_list_frame->Refresh(true); // dev-hdd0 may have changed. Refresh just in case.
+		ui->bootVSHAct->setEnabled(fs::is_file(g_cfg.vfs.get_dev_flash() + "vsh/module/vsh.self")); // dev_flash may have changed. Disable vsh if not present.
+		m_game_list_frame->Refresh(true); // dev_hdd0 may have changed. Refresh just in case.
 	});
 
 	connect(ui->confSavedataManagerAct, &QAction::triggered, this, [this]