diff --git a/Core/FileSystems/MetaFileSystem.cpp b/Core/FileSystems/MetaFileSystem.cpp
index 9d69f1d138..772b056bbf 100644
--- a/Core/FileSystems/MetaFileSystem.cpp
+++ b/Core/FileSystems/MetaFileSystem.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,13 @@ bool RealPath(const std::string &currentDirectory, const std::string &inPath, st
 	if (inAfter.substr(0, 11) == "./PSP_GAME/")
 		inAfter = inAfter.substr(1);
 
-	if ((inAfter[0] != '/'))
+	// Apparently it's okay for relative paths to start with '/'.
+	// For example, kahoots does sceIoChdir(disc0:/PSP_GAME/USRDIR/)
+	// then opens paths like "/images/gui". Support this.
+	if (inColon == std::string::npos && inAfter[0] == '/')
+		inAfter = inAfter.substr(1);
+
+	if (inAfter[0] != '/')
 	{
 		if (curDirLen == 0)
 		{
diff --git a/Core/HLE/sceKernelThread.cpp b/Core/HLE/sceKernelThread.cpp
index a35a984362..99fae0257e 100644
--- a/Core/HLE/sceKernelThread.cpp
+++ b/Core/HLE/sceKernelThread.cpp
@@ -2038,7 +2038,7 @@ void sceKernelCheckCallback()
 	bool callbacksProcessed = __KernelForceCallbacks();
 
 	if (callbacksProcessed) {
-		ERROR_LOG(HLE,"sceKernelCheckCallback() - processed a callback.");
+		DEBUG_LOG(HLE,"sceKernelCheckCallback() - processed a callback.");
 	} else {
 		RETURN(0);
 	}