diff -upr ppsspp-1.16.6.org/libretro/libretro.cpp ppsspp-1.16.6.mod/libretro/libretro.cpp
--- ppsspp-1.16.6.org/libretro/libretro.cpp	2023-10-12 19:23:28.000000000 +0900
+++ ppsspp-1.16.6.mod/libretro/libretro.cpp	2023-10-29 08:17:01.000000000 +0900
@@ -1084,13 +1084,6 @@ void retro_init(void)
       logman->SetAllLogLevels(LogLevel::LINFO);
    }
 
-   g_Config.Load("", "");
-   g_Config.iInternalResolution = 0;
-
-   const char* nickname = NULL;
-   if (environ_cb(RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_GET_USERNAME, &nickname) && nickname)
-      g_Config.sNickName = std::string(nickname);
-
    Path retro_base_dir;
    Path retro_save_dir;
    const char* dir_ptr = NULL;
@@ -1100,6 +1093,14 @@ void retro_init(void)
    if (environ_cb(RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_GET_SAVE_DIRECTORY, &dir_ptr) && dir_ptr)
       retro_save_dir = Path(dir_ptr);
 
+   g_Config.SetSearchPath(retro_save_dir / GetSysDirectory(DIRECTORY_SYSTEM).c_str());
+   g_Config.Load("", "");
+   g_Config.iInternalResolution = 0;
+
+   const char* nickname = NULL;
+   if (environ_cb(RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_GET_USERNAME, &nickname) && nickname)
+      g_Config.sNickName = std::string(nickname);
+
    retro_base_dir /= "PPSSPP";
 
    g_Config.currentDirectory = retro_base_dir;