diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/FileUtil.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/Src/FileUtil.cpp
index 9688e41fdc..e0b64e1f43 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/FileUtil.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/FileUtil.cpp
@@ -619,6 +619,7 @@ const char *GetUserPath(int DirIDX)
 	static char UserDir[MAX_PATH] = {0};
 	static char GCUserDir[MAX_PATH] = {0};
 	static char WiiUserDir[MAX_PATH] = {0};
+	static char WiiRootDir[MAX_PATH] = {0};
 	static char ConfigDir[MAX_PATH] = {0};
 	static char GameConfigDir[MAX_PATH] = {0};
 	static char MapsDir[MAX_PATH] = {0};
@@ -668,6 +669,7 @@ const char *GetUserPath(int DirIDX)
 
 		snprintf(GCUserDir, sizeof(GCUserDir), "%s" GC_USER_DIR DIR_SEP, UserDir);
 		snprintf(WiiUserDir, sizeof(WiiUserDir), "%s" WII_USER_DIR DIR_SEP, UserDir);
+		snprintf(WiiRootDir, sizeof(WiiRootDir), "%s" WII_USER_DIR, UserDir);
 		snprintf(ConfigDir, sizeof(ConfigDir), "%s" CONFIG_DIR DIR_SEP, UserDir);
 		snprintf(GameConfigDir, sizeof(GameConfigDir), "%s" GAMECONFIG_DIR DIR_SEP, UserDir);
 		snprintf(MapsDir, sizeof(MapsDir), "%s" MAPS_DIR DIR_SEP, UserDir);
@@ -702,6 +704,8 @@ const char *GetUserPath(int DirIDX)
 			return GCUserDir;
 		case D_WIIUSER_IDX:
 			return WiiUserDir;
+		case D_WIIROOT_IDX:
+			return WiiRootDir;
 		case D_CONFIG_IDX:
 			return ConfigDir;
 		case D_GAMECONFIG_IDX:
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/FileUtil.h b/Source/Core/Common/Src/FileUtil.h
index f180b8faf0..92d2a3e3fb 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/FileUtil.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/FileUtil.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ enum {
 	D_USER_IDX,
 	D_GCUSER_IDX,
 	D_WIIUSER_IDX,
+	D_WIIROOT_IDX,
 	D_CONFIG_IDX,
 	D_GAMECONFIG_IDX,
 	D_MAPS_IDX,
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_FileIO.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_FileIO.cpp
index 727e83c979..d6a736cfc0 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_FileIO.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_FileIO.cpp
@@ -30,14 +30,11 @@ std::string HLE_IPC_BuildFilename(const char* _pFilename, int _size)
 	char Buffer[128];
 	memcpy(Buffer, _pFilename, _size);
 
-	std::string Filename = std::string(File::GetUserPath(D_WIIUSER_IDX));
+	std::string Filename = std::string(File::GetUserPath(D_WIIROOT_IDX));
 	if (Buffer[1] == '0')
-		Filename += std::string("title/");     // this looks and feel like a hack...
+		Filename += std::string("/title");     // this looks and feel like a hack...
 
-	if (Buffer[0] == '/')
-		Filename += Buffer + 1;
-	else
-		Filename += Buffer;
+	Filename += Buffer;
 
 	return Filename;
 }