diff --git a/Core/Reporting.cpp b/Core/Reporting.cpp
index 9698cc5e35..8486d99053 100644
--- a/Core/Reporting.cpp
+++ b/Core/Reporting.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ namespace Reporting
 	static std::string lastHostname;
 	// Keeps track of report-only-once identifiers.
 	static std::set<std::string> logOnceUsed;
+	// Keeps track of whether a harmful setting was ever used.
+	static bool everUnsupported = false;
 
 	enum RequestType
 	{
@@ -198,6 +200,13 @@ namespace Reporting
 		// New game, clean slate.
 		spamProtectionCount = 0;
 		logOnceUsed.clear();
+		everUnsupported = false;
+	}
+
+	void UpdateConfig()
+	{
+		if (!IsSupported())
+			everUnsupported = true;
 	}
 
 	bool ShouldLogOnce(const char *identifier)
@@ -265,7 +274,7 @@ namespace Reporting
 
 	bool IsEnabled()
 	{
-		if (g_Config.sReportHost.empty() || !IsSupported())
+		if (g_Config.sReportHost.empty() || !IsSupported() || everUnsupported)
 			return false;
 		// Disabled by default for now.
 		if (g_Config.sReportHost.compare("default") == 0)
diff --git a/Core/Reporting.h b/Core/Reporting.h
index b2598e6db4..cb879224b3 100644
--- a/Core/Reporting.h
+++ b/Core/Reporting.h
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ namespace Reporting
 	// Should be called whenever a new game is loaded to forget things.
 	void Init();
 
+	// Should be called whenever the game configuration changes.
+	void UpdateConfig();
+
 	// Returns whether or not the reporting system is currently enabled.
 	bool IsEnabled();
 
@@ -55,5 +58,6 @@ namespace Reporting
 	// Report a message string, using the format string as a key.
 	void ReportMessage(const char *message, ...);
 
+	// Returns true if that identifier has not been logged yet.
 	bool ShouldLogOnce(const char *identifier);
 }
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diff --git a/UI/EmuScreen.cpp b/UI/EmuScreen.cpp
index 41eab12b69..b057ecb553 100644
--- a/UI/EmuScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/EmuScreen.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "Core/CoreParameter.h"
 #include "Core/Core.h"
 #include "Core/Host.h"
+#include "Core/Reporting.h"
 #include "Core/System.h"
 #include "GPU/GPUState.h"
 #include "GPU/GPUInterface.h"
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@ void EmuScreen::sendMessage(const char *message, const char *value) {
 			gpu->ClearCacheNextFrame();
 			gpu->Resized();
 		}
+		Reporting::UpdateConfig();
 		RecreateViews();
 	} else if (!strcmp(message, "gpu dump next frame")) {
 		if (gpu) gpu->DumpNextFrame();
diff --git a/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp b/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
index 4fef5820ee..083af43018 100644
--- a/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ UI::EventReturn GameSettingsScreen::OnResolutionChange(UI::EventParams &e) {
 	if (gpu) {
 		gpu->Resized();
 	}
+	Reporting::UpdateConfig();
 	return UI::EVENT_DONE;
 }
 
@@ -498,6 +499,7 @@ UI::EventReturn GameSettingsScreen::OnPostProcShaderChange(UI::EventParams &e) {
 	if (gpu) {
 		gpu->Resized();
 	}
+	Reporting::UpdateConfig();
 	return UI::EVENT_DONE;
 }
 UI::EventReturn GameSettingsScreen::OnDeveloperTools(UI::EventParams &e) {
diff --git a/UI/MainScreen.cpp b/UI/MainScreen.cpp
index 8ddc317a86..59cb2382af 100644
--- a/UI/MainScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/MainScreen.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "Common/FileUtil.h"
 #include "Core/System.h"
 #include "Core/Host.h"
+#include "Core/Reporting.h"
 #include "Core/SaveState.h"
 
 #include "UI/EmuScreen.h"
@@ -1045,6 +1046,7 @@ void GamePauseScreen::onFinish(DialogResult result) {
 	// Do we really always need to "gpu->Resized" here?
 	if (gpu)
 		gpu->Resized();
+	Reporting::UpdateConfig();
 }
 
 UI::EventReturn GamePauseScreen::OnExitToMenu(UI::EventParams &e) {