diff --git a/pcsx2-qt/GameList/GameListModel.cpp b/pcsx2-qt/GameList/GameListModel.cpp
index e9e371669b..100dc6f76b 100644
--- a/pcsx2-qt/GameList/GameListModel.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2-qt/GameList/GameListModel.cpp
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ GameListModel::GameListModel(float cover_scale, bool show_cover_titles, QObject*
 	: QAbstractTableModel(parent)
 	, m_show_titles_for_covers(show_cover_titles)
 {
+	loadSettings();
 	loadCommonImages();
 	setCoverScale(cover_scale);
 	setColumnDisplayNames();
@@ -424,8 +425,8 @@ QVariant GameListModel::headerData(int section, Qt::Orientation orientation, int
 
 void GameListModel::refresh()
 {
-	m_prefer_english_titles = Host::GetBaseBoolSettingValue("UI", "PreferEnglishGameList", false);
 	beginResetModel();
+	loadSettings();
 	endResetModel();
 }
 
@@ -547,6 +548,11 @@ bool GameListModel::lessThan(const QModelIndex& left_index, const QModelIndex& r
 	}
 }
 
+void GameListModel::loadSettings()
+{
+	m_prefer_english_titles = Host::GetBaseBoolSettingValue("UI", "PreferEnglishGameList", false);
+}
+
 QIcon GameListModel::getIconForType(GameList::EntryType type)
 {
 	switch (type)
diff --git a/pcsx2-qt/GameList/GameListModel.h b/pcsx2-qt/GameList/GameListModel.h
index bfd84dec1d..45453141bf 100644
--- a/pcsx2-qt/GameList/GameListModel.h
+++ b/pcsx2-qt/GameList/GameListModel.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
 	void coverScaleChanged();
 
 private:
+	void loadSettings();
 	void loadCommonImages();
 	void loadThemeSpecificImages();
 	void setColumnDisplayNames();