diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellCamera.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellCamera.cpp
index e80550aa4c..88e9a3d34b 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellCamera.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellCamera.cpp
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ s32 cellCameraOpenEx(s32 dev_num, vm::ptr<CellCameraInfoEx> info)
 
 	std::lock_guard lock(g_camera->mutex);
 
-	if (info->read_mode == CELL_CAMERA_READ_FUNCCALL && !info->buffer)
+	if (info->read_mode != CELL_CAMERA_READ_DIRECT && !info->buffer)
 	{
 		info->buffer = vm::cast(vm::alloc(vbuf_size, vm::memory_location_t::main));
 		info->bytesize = vbuf_size;