diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUModule.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUModule.cpp
index 9d87633d94..e7a442efc5 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUModule.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUModule.cpp
@@ -2862,7 +2862,7 @@ std::pair<std::shared_ptr<lv2_overlay>, CellError> ppu_load_overlay(const ppu_ex
 	}
 
 	// Apply the patch
-	auto applied = g_fxo->get<patch_engine>().apply(!Emu.DeserialManager() ? std::string{} : hash, [ovlm](u32 addr, u32 size) { return ovlm->get_ptr<u8>(addr, size); });
+	auto applied = g_fxo->get<patch_engine>().apply(!Emu.DeserialManager() ? hash : std::string{}, [ovlm](u32 addr, u32 size) { return ovlm->get_ptr<u8>(addr, size); });
 
 	if (!Emu.DeserialManager() && !Emu.GetTitleID().empty())
 	{