diff --git a/pcsx2/GameList.cpp b/pcsx2/GameList.cpp
index 780f963e244b7..d595d6e57a8eb 100644
--- a/pcsx2/GameList.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/GameList.cpp
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ void GameList::ScanDirectory(const char* path, bool recursive, bool only_cache,
 		}
 
 		const std::string_view filename = Path::GetFileName(ffd.FileName);
-		progress->SetFormattedStatusText(fmt::format(TRANSLATE_FS("GameList","Scanning {}..."), filename.data()).c_str());
+		progress->SetStatusText(fmt::format(TRANSLATE_FS("GameList","Scanning {}..."), filename.data()).c_str());
 		ScanFile(std::move(ffd.FileName), ffd.ModificationTime, lock, played_time_map, custom_attributes_ini);
 		progress->SetProgressValue(files_scanned);
 	}