diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index 770b338585..b7091c2c52 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -652,7 +652,6 @@ bool init_rom_file(enum rarch_game_type type)
       if (ext && !strcasecmp(ext, "zip"))
       {
          g_extern.rom_file_temporary = true;
-         strlcpy(g_extern.last_rom, g_extern.fullpath, sizeof(g_extern.last_rom));
 
          if (!zlib_extract_first_rom(g_extern.fullpath, sizeof(g_extern.fullpath), g_extern.system.valid_extensions))
          {
@@ -660,6 +659,8 @@ bool init_rom_file(enum rarch_game_type type)
             g_extern.rom_file_temporary = false;
             return false;
          }
+
+         strlcpy(g_extern.last_rom, g_extern.fullpath, sizeof(g_extern.last_rom));
       }
    }
 #endif