diff --git a/Source/Android/app/src/main/java/org/dolphinemu/dolphinemu/ui/settings/SettingsFragmentPresenter.java b/Source/Android/app/src/main/java/org/dolphinemu/dolphinemu/ui/settings/SettingsFragmentPresenter.java
index 982b2c1d70..df6262538d 100644
--- a/Source/Android/app/src/main/java/org/dolphinemu/dolphinemu/ui/settings/SettingsFragmentPresenter.java
+++ b/Source/Android/app/src/main/java/org/dolphinemu/dolphinemu/ui/settings/SettingsFragmentPresenter.java
@@ -260,6 +260,13 @@ public final class SettingsFragmentPresenter
 			mView.passSettingsToActivity(mSettings);
 		}
 
+		if (mSettings.get(SettingsFile.SETTINGS_DOLPHIN).isEmpty())
+		{
+			mSettings.get(SettingsFile.SETTINGS_DOLPHIN).put(SettingsFile.SECTION_CORE, new SettingSection(SettingsFile.SECTION_CORE));
+
+			mView.passSettingsToActivity(mSettings);
+		}
+
 		sl.add(new SingleChoiceSetting(SettingsFile.KEY_VIDEO_BACKEND_INDEX, SettingsFile.SECTION_CORE, SettingsFile.SETTINGS_DOLPHIN, R.string.video_backend, R.string.video_backend_descrip, R.array.videoBackendEntries, R.array.videoBackendValues, 0, videoBackend));
 		sl.add(new CheckBoxSetting(SettingsFile.KEY_SHOW_FPS, SettingsFile.SECTION_GFX_SETTINGS, SettingsFile.SETTINGS_GFX, R.string.show_fps, 0, true, showFps));