diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Overlays/overlay_controls.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Overlays/overlay_controls.cpp
index f60e37db33..94253a9d24 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Overlays/overlay_controls.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Overlays/overlay_controls.cpp
@@ -74,12 +74,13 @@ namespace rsx
 			for (const auto &res : texture_resource_files)
 			{
 				// First check the global config dir
-				auto info = std::make_unique<image_info>((fs::get_config_dir() + "Icons/ui/" + res).c_str());
+				const std::string image_path = fs::get_config_dir() + "Icons/ui/" + res;
+				auto info = std::make_unique<image_info>(image_path.c_str());
 
 				if (info->data == nullptr)
 				{
 					// Resource was not found in config dir, try and grab from relative path (linux)
-					auto src = "Icons/ui/" + res;
+					std::string src = "Icons/ui/" + res;
 					info = std::make_unique<image_info>(src.c_str());
 #ifndef _WIN32
 					// Check for Icons in ../share/rpcs3 for AppImages,
@@ -133,19 +134,8 @@ namespace rsx
 					if (info->data != nullptr)
 					{
 						// Install the image to config dir
-						auto dst_dir = fs::get_config_dir() + "Icons/ui/";
-						auto dst = dst_dir + res;
-
-						if (!fs::is_dir(dst_dir))
-						{
-							auto root_folder = fs::get_config_dir() + "Icons/";
-							if (!fs::is_dir(root_folder))
-								fs::create_dir(root_folder);
-
-							fs::create_dir(dst_dir);
-						}
-
-						fs::copy_file(src, dst, true);
+						fs::create_path(image_path);
+						fs::copy_file(src, image_path, true);
 					}
 				}