diff --git a/Core/Config.cpp b/Core/Config.cpp
index 995231f6d..0cc73bcbc 100644
--- a/Core/Config.cpp
+++ b/Core/Config.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ void Config::Load(const char *iniFileName)
 	general->Get("Language", &languageIni, "en_US");
 	general->Get("NumWorkerThreads", &iNumWorkerThreads, cpu_info.num_cores);
 	general->Get("MaxRecent", &iMaxRecent, 12);
+	// Fix issue from switching from uint (hex in .ini) to int (dec)
+	if (iMaxRecent == 0)
+		iMaxRecent = 12;
 
 	// "default" means let emulator decide, "" means disable.
 	general->Get("ReportHost", &sReportHost, "default");
diff --git a/Core/Config.h b/Core/Config.h
index 2643f2547..090f058a9 100644
--- a/Core/Config.h
+++ b/Core/Config.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public:
 	int iTexScalingType; // 0 = xBRZ, 1 = Hybrid
 	bool bTexDeposterize;
 	int iFpsLimit;
-	u32 iMaxRecent;
+	int iMaxRecent;
 
 	// Sound
 	bool bEnableSound;