diff --git a/UI/GameInfoCache.cpp b/UI/GameInfoCache.cpp
index 15718d4ec9..d2ffc7374c 100644
--- a/UI/GameInfoCache.cpp
+++ b/UI/GameInfoCache.cpp
@@ -476,7 +476,6 @@ public:
 
 		if (flags_ & GameInfoFlags::FILE_TYPE) {
 			info_->fileType = Identify_File(info_->GetFileLoader().get(), &errorString);
-			info_->hasConfig = g_Config.hasGameConfig(info_->id);
 		}
 
 		switch (info_->fileType) {
@@ -765,6 +764,11 @@ handleELF:
 				break;
 		}
 
+		if (flags_ & GameInfoFlags::PARAM_SFO) {
+			// We fetch the hasConfig together with the params, since that's what fills out the id.
+			info_->hasConfig = g_Config.hasGameConfig(info_->id);
+		}
+
 		if (flags_ & GameInfoFlags::SIZE) {
 			std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(info_->lock);
 			info_->gameSizeOnDisk = info_->GetGameSizeOnDiskInBytes();