diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_utils.h b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_utils.h
index c6487a4847..9a15f68ddd 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_utils.h
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_utils.h
@@ -133,8 +133,10 @@ namespace gui
 		template <typename T>
 		void stop_future_watcher(QFutureWatcher<T>& watcher, bool cancel, std::shared_ptr<atomic_t<bool>> cancel_flag = nullptr)
 		{
-			if (watcher.isStarted() || watcher.isRunning())
+			if (watcher.isPaused() || watcher.isRunning())
 			{
+				watcher.resume();
+
 				if (cancel)
 				{
 					watcher.cancel();