diff -upr ppsspp-1.18.1.org/libretro/libretro.cpp ppsspp-1.18.1.mod/libretro/libretro.cpp
--- ppsspp-1.18.1.org/libretro/libretro.cpp	2024-11-05 01:16:10.000000000 +0900
+++ ppsspp-1.18.1.mod/libretro/libretro.cpp	2024-12-08 07:55:28.046464000 +0900
@@ -1245,16 +1245,6 @@ void retro_init(void)
    if (environ_cb(RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_GET_INPUT_BITMASKS, NULL))
       libretro_supports_bitmasks = true;
 
-   g_Config.Load("", "");
-   g_Config.iInternalResolution = 0;
-
-   // Log levels must be set after g_Config.Load
-   LogManager::GetInstance()->SetAllLogLevels(LogLevel::LINFO);
-
-   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;
@@ -1264,6 +1254,17 @@ 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;
+
+   // Log levels must be set after g_Config.Load
+   LogManager::GetInstance()->SetAllLogLevels(LogLevel::LINFO);
+
+   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;