diff --git a/libretro/libretro.cpp b/libretro/libretro.cpp
index 970e5860cd..c368b6aa54 100644
--- a/libretro/libretro.cpp
+++ b/libretro/libretro.cpp
@@ -397,6 +397,16 @@ static void check_variables(CoreParameter &coreParam)
       }
    }
 
+   bool isFastForwarding = environ_cb(RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_GET_FASTFORWARDING, &isFastForwarding);
+   if (isFastForwarding)
+   {
+      coreParam.fastForward = true;
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      coreParam.fastForward = false;
+   }
+
    if (ppsspp_texture_scaling_type.Update(&g_Config.iTexScalingType) && gpu)
       gpu->ClearCacheNextFrame();
 
@@ -683,7 +693,6 @@ bool retro_load_game(const struct retro_game_info *game)
    coreParam.startBreak      = false;
    coreParam.printfEmuLog    = true;
    coreParam.headLess        = true;
-   coreParam.fastForward      = true;
    coreParam.graphicsContext = ctx;
    coreParam.gpuCore         = ctx->GetGPUCore();
    coreParam.cpuCore         = CPUCore::JIT;