diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_fs.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_fs.cpp
index d55d4524ec..4177641d1e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_fs.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_fs.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 extern std::string HLE_IPC_BuildFilename(const char* _pFilename, int _size);
 
 #define FS_RESULT_OK			(0)
-#define FS_DIRFILE_NOT_FOUND	(-6)
+#define FS_DIRFILE_NOT_FOUND      	(-6)
 #define FS_INVALID_ARGUMENT		(-101)
 #define FS_FILE_EXIST			(-105)
 #define FS_FILE_NOT_EXIST		(-106)
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ bool CWII_IPC_HLE_Device_fs::IOCtlV(u32 _CommandAddress)
 			   the handle, so perhaps this is better
 			   */
 
-			if (!File::Exists(Filename.c_str()) && !File::IsDirectory(Filename.c_str()))
+			if (!File::Exists(Filename.c_str()))
 			{
-				LOG(WII_IPC_FILEIO, "    Not a file and not a directory - return FS_DIRFILE_NOT_FOUND", Filename.c_str());
+				LOG(WII_IPC_FILEIO, "    directory does not exist - return FS_DIRFILE_NOT_FOUND", Filename.c_str());
 				ReturnValue = FS_DIRFILE_NOT_FOUND;
 				break;
 			}