diff --git a/libretro/libretro.cpp b/libretro/libretro.cpp
index 27b10e4a41..05b92fc84a 100644
--- a/libretro/libretro.cpp
+++ b/libretro/libretro.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ static RetroOption<bool> ppsspp_auto_frameskip("ppsspp_auto_frameskip", "Auto Fr
 static RetroOption<int> ppsspp_frameskip("ppsspp_frameskip", "Frameskip", 0, 10);
 static RetroOption<int> ppsspp_frameskiptype("ppsspp_frameskiptype", "Frameskip Type", 0, 10);
 static RetroOption<int> ppsspp_audio_latency("ppsspp_audio_latency", "Audio latency", { "low", "medium", "high" });
-static RetroOption<int> ppsspp_internal_resolution("ppsspp_internal_resolution", "Internal Resolution", 1, { "480x272", "960x544", "1440x816", "1920x1088", "2400x1360", "2880x1632", "3360x1904", "3840x2176", "4320x2448", "4800x2720" });
+static RetroOption<int> ppsspp_internal_resolution("ppsspp_internal_resolution", "Internal Resolution (restart)", 1, { "480x272", "960x544", "1440x816", "1920x1088", "2400x1360", "2880x1632", "3360x1904", "3840x2176", "4320x2448", "4800x2720" });
 static RetroOption<int> ppsspp_button_preference("ppsspp_button_preference", "Confirmation Button", { { "cross", PSP_SYSTEMPARAM_BUTTON_CROSS }, { "circle", PSP_SYSTEMPARAM_BUTTON_CIRCLE } });
 static RetroOption<bool> ppsspp_fast_memory("ppsspp_fast_memory", "Fast Memory (Speedhack)", true);
 static RetroOption<bool> ppsspp_block_transfer_gpu("ppsspp_block_transfer_gpu", "Block Transfer GPU", true);
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ static void check_variables(CoreParameter &coreParam) {
 		g_Config.iLanguage = get_language_auto();
 	}
 
-	if (ppsspp_internal_resolution.Update(&g_Config.iInternalResolution)) {
+	if (!PSP_IsInited() && ppsspp_internal_resolution.Update(&g_Config.iInternalResolution)) {
 		coreParam.pixelWidth = coreParam.renderWidth = g_Config.iInternalResolution * 480;
 		coreParam.pixelHeight = coreParam.renderHeight = g_Config.iInternalResolution * 272;
 		if (gpu) {