diff --git a/rpcs3/Loader/ISO.cpp b/rpcs3/Loader/ISO.cpp
index bee017a59d..9804407767 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Loader/ISO.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Loader/ISO.cpp
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ iso_archive::iso_archive(const std::string& path)
 
 iso_fs_node* iso_archive::retrieve(const std::string& passed_path)
 {
+	if (passed_path.empty()) return nullptr;
+
 	std::string path = std::filesystem::path(passed_path).string();
 
 	size_t start = 0;