diff --git a/UI/MainScreen.cpp b/UI/MainScreen.cpp
index d72b1a5cdf..3ec5953109 100644
--- a/UI/MainScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/MainScreen.cpp
@@ -734,8 +734,8 @@ void MainScreen::CreateViews() {
 
 	Margins actionMenuMargins(0, 10, 10, 0);
 
-	TabHolder *leftColumn = new TabHolder(ORIENT_HORIZONTAL, 64, new LinearLayoutParams(FILL_PARENT, WRAP_CONTENT, 1.0f));
-	tabHolder_ = leftColumn;
+	tabHolder_ = new TabHolder(ORIENT_HORIZONTAL, 64, new LinearLayoutParams(FILL_PARENT, WRAP_CONTENT, 1.0f));
+	ViewGroup *leftColumn = tabHolder_;
 	tabHolder_->SetTag("MainScreenGames");
 	gameBrowsers_.clear();
 
@@ -810,6 +810,13 @@ void MainScreen::CreateViews() {
 			showHomebrewTab = false;
 		}
 	} else {
+		if (!showRecent) {
+			leftColumn = new LinearLayout(ORIENT_VERTICAL, new LinearLayoutParams(FILL_PARENT, WRAP_CONTENT, 1.0f));
+			// Just so it's destroyed on recreate.
+			leftColumn->Add(tabHolder_);
+			tabHolder_->SetVisibility(V_GONE);
+		}
+
 		LinearLayout *buttonHolder = new LinearLayout(ORIENT_HORIZONTAL, new LinearLayoutParams(WRAP_CONTENT, WRAP_CONTENT));
 		buttonHolder->Add(new Spacer(new LinearLayoutParams(1.0f)));
 		buttonHolder->Add(new Button(mm->T("Give PPSSPP permission to access storage"), new LinearLayoutParams(WRAP_CONTENT, WRAP_CONTENT)))->OnClick.Handle(this, &MainScreen::OnAllowStorage);
@@ -822,13 +829,6 @@ void MainScreen::CreateViews() {
 		leftColumn->Add(new Spacer(new LinearLayoutParams(0.1f)));
 	}
 
-/* if (info) {
-		texvGameIcon_ = leftColumn->Add(new TextureView(0, IS_DEFAULT, new AnchorLayoutParams(144 * 2, 80 * 2, 10, 10, NONE, NONE)));
-		tvTitle_ = leftColumn->Add(new TextView(0, info->title, ALIGN_LEFT, 1.0f, new AnchorLayoutParams(10, 200, NONE, NONE)));
-		tvGameSize_ = leftColumn->Add(new TextView(0, "...", ALIGN_LEFT, 1.0f, new AnchorLayoutParams(10, 250, NONE, NONE)));
-		tvSaveDataSize_ = leftColumn->Add(new TextView(0, "...", ALIGN_LEFT, 1.0f, new AnchorLayoutParams(10, 290, NONE, NONE)));
-	} */
-
 	ViewGroup *rightColumn = new ScrollView(ORIENT_VERTICAL);
 	LinearLayout *rightColumnItems = new LinearLayout(ORIENT_VERTICAL, new LinearLayoutParams(FILL_PARENT, WRAP_CONTENT));
 	rightColumnItems->SetSpacing(0.0f);