diff --git a/romsel_dsimenutheme/arm9/source/main.cpp b/romsel_dsimenutheme/arm9/source/main.cpp
index c53051f5e3..99eaec3a5c 100644
--- a/romsel_dsimenutheme/arm9/source/main.cpp
+++ b/romsel_dsimenutheme/arm9/source/main.cpp
@@ -661,6 +661,7 @@ void loadGameOnFlashcard(const char *ndsPath, bool dsGame) {
 		}
 		std::string romFolderNoSlash = romfolder;
 		RemoveTrailingSlashes(romFolderNoSlash);
+		chdir(romFolderNoSlash.c_str());
 		mkdir("saves", 0777);
 		std::string savepath = romFolderNoSlash + "/saves/" + savename;
 		std::string savepathFc = romFolderNoSlash + "/" + savenameFc;
diff --git a/romsel_r4theme/arm9/source/main.cpp b/romsel_r4theme/arm9/source/main.cpp
index 7d22b21d86..42f868c2b2 100644
--- a/romsel_r4theme/arm9/source/main.cpp
+++ b/romsel_r4theme/arm9/source/main.cpp
@@ -750,6 +750,7 @@ void loadGameOnFlashcard(const char* ndsPath, bool dsGame) {
 		}
 		std::string romFolderNoSlash = romfolder;
 		RemoveTrailingSlashes(romFolderNoSlash);
+		chdir(romFolderNoSlash.c_str());
 		mkdir("saves", 0777);
 		std::string savepath = romFolderNoSlash + "/saves/" + savename;
 		std::string savepathFc = romFolderNoSlash + "/" + savenameFc;