diff --git a/Core/HLE/sceNetAdhoc.cpp b/Core/HLE/sceNetAdhoc.cpp
index e2c5aaa573..2de3018c19 100644
--- a/Core/HLE/sceNetAdhoc.cpp
+++ b/Core/HLE/sceNetAdhoc.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ int PollAdhocSocket(SceNetAdhocPollSd* sds, int count, int timeout, int nonblock
 int FlushPtpSocket(int socketId);
 int NetAdhocGameMode_DeleteMaster();
 int NetAdhocctl_ExitGameMode();
-int NetAdhoc_PtpConnect(int id, int timeout, int flag);
+int NetAdhoc_PtpConnect(int id, int timeout, int flag, bool allowForcedConnect = true);
 static int sceNetAdhocPdpSend(int id, const char* mac, u32 port, void* data, int len, int timeout, int flag);
 static int sceNetAdhocPdpRecv(int id, void* addr, void* port, void* buf, void* dataLength, u32 timeout, int flag);
 
@@ -3201,7 +3201,7 @@ static int sceNetAdhocPtpOpen(const char *srcmac, int sport, const char *dstmac,
 								changeBlockingMode(tcpsocket, 1);
 
 								// Initiate PtpConnect (ie. The Warrior seems to try to PtpSend right after PtpOpen without trying to PtpConnect first)
-								NetAdhoc_PtpConnect(i + 1, rexmt_int, 1);
+								NetAdhoc_PtpConnect(i + 1, rexmt_int, 1, false);
 
 								// Return PTP Socket Pointer
 								return hleLogDebug(SCENET, i + 1, "success");
@@ -3450,7 +3450,7 @@ static int sceNetAdhocPtpAccept(int id, u32 peerMacAddrPtr, u32 peerPortPtr, int
 	return hleLogSuccessVerboseI(SCENET, ERROR_NET_ADHOC_NOT_INITIALIZED, "not initialized");
 }
 
-int NetAdhoc_PtpConnect(int id, int timeout, int flag) {
+int NetAdhoc_PtpConnect(int id, int timeout, int flag, bool allowForcedConnect) {
 	// Library is initialized
 	if (netAdhocInited)
 	{
@@ -3523,7 +3523,7 @@ int NetAdhoc_PtpConnect(int id, int timeout, int flag) {
 							socket->lastAttempt = CoreTiming::GetGlobalTimeUsScaled();
 							// Blocking Mode
 							// Workaround: Forcing first attempt to be blocking to prevent issue related to lobby or high latency networks. (can be useful for GvG Next Plus, Dissidia 012, and Fate Unlimited Codes)
-							if (!flag || (g_Config.bForcedFirstConnect && socket->attemptCount == 1)) {
+							if (!flag || (allowForcedConnect && g_Config.bForcedFirstConnect && socket->attemptCount == 1)) {
 								// Simulate blocking behaviour with non-blocking socket
 								u64 threadSocketId = ((u64)__KernelGetCurThread()) << 32 | ptpsocket.id;
 								return WaitBlockingAdhocSocket(threadSocketId, PTP_CONNECT, id, nullptr, nullptr, (flag) ? std::max((int)socket->retry_interval, timeout) : timeout, nullptr, nullptr, "ptp connect");