diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/VFS.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/VFS.cpp
index 12c0211144..30dffd8ec9 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/VFS.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/VFS.cpp
@@ -364,14 +364,7 @@ std::string vfs::retrieve(std::string_view path, const vfs_directory* node, std:
 
 	if (!node)
 	{
-		if (path.starts_with("."))
-		{
-			return {};
-		}
-
-		const std::string rpath = Emu.GetCallbacks().resolve_path(path);
-
-		if (rpath.empty())
+		if (path.starts_with(".") || path.empty())
 		{
 			return {};
 		}
@@ -380,6 +373,20 @@ std::string vfs::retrieve(std::string_view path, const vfs_directory* node, std:
 
 		std::vector<std::string_view> mount_path_empty;
 
+		if (std::string res = vfs::retrieve(path, &table.root, &mount_path_empty); !res.empty())
+		{
+			return res;
+		}
+
+		mount_path_empty.clear();
+
+		const std::string rpath = Emu.GetCallbacks().resolve_path(path);
+
+		if (rpath.empty())
+		{
+			return {};
+		}
+
 		return vfs::retrieve(rpath, &table.root, &mount_path_empty);
 	}