diff --git a/src/window_gamelist.cpp b/src/window_gamelist.cpp
index 35c89d7af49..ec07146cc90 100644
--- a/src/window_gamelist.cpp
+++ b/src/window_gamelist.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ bool Window_GameList::Refresh(FilesystemView filesystem_base, bool show_dotdot)
 		return false;
 	}
 
+#ifdef EMSCRIPTEN
+	show_dotdot = false;
+#endif
+
 	game_directories.clear();
 
 	this->show_dotdot = show_dotdot;
@@ -102,12 +106,7 @@ void Window_GameList::DrawItem(int index) {
 	Rect rect = GetItemRect(index);
 	contents->ClearRect(rect);
 
-	StringView text;
-
-	if (HasValidEntry()) {
-		text = game_directories[index].GetReadableName();
-	}
-
+	StringView text = game_directories[index].GetReadableName();
 	contents->TextDraw(rect.x, rect.y, Font::ColorDefault, text);
 }