diff --git a/Core/CwCheat.cpp b/Core/CwCheat.cpp
index 38b6b2b095..4d82886c99 100644
--- a/Core/CwCheat.cpp
+++ b/Core/CwCheat.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ static void __CheatStart() {
 
 	gameTitle = g_paramSFO.GetValueString("DISC_ID");
 
-	activeCheatFile = g_Config.memCardDirectory + "PSP/Cheats/" + gameTitle + ".ini";
-	File::CreateFullPath(g_Config.memCardDirectory + "PSP/Cheats");
+	activeCheatFile = GetSysDirectory(DIRECTORY_CHEATS) + gameTitle + ".ini";
+	File::CreateFullPath(GetSysDirectory(DIRECTORY_CHEATS));
 
 	if (!File::Exists(activeCheatFile)) {
 		File::CreateEmptyFile(activeCheatFile);
diff --git a/UI/CwCheatScreen.cpp b/UI/CwCheatScreen.cpp
index 04c997b68f..80100d159c 100644
--- a/UI/CwCheatScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/CwCheatScreen.cpp
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ UI::EventReturn CwCheatScreen::OnImportCheat(UI::EventParams &params)
 	bool finished = false, skip = false;
 	std::vector<std::string> newList;
 #if defined(ANDROID) || defined(__SYMBIAN32__) || defined(BLACKBERRY) || defined(_WIN32)
-	std::string cheatDir = g_Config.memCardDirectory + "PSP/Cheats/cheat.db";
+	std::string cheatDir = GetSysDirectory(DIRECTORY_CHEATS) + "cheat.db";
 	is.open(cheatDir.c_str());
 #else
 	is.open("cheats/cheat.db");