diff --git a/Core/Util/PSARUnpack.cpp b/Core/Util/PSARUnpack.cpp
index 0fc1526b5d..4821bf7df8 100644
--- a/Core/Util/PSARUnpack.cpp
+++ b/Core/Util/PSARUnpack.cpp
@@ -1474,7 +1474,10 @@ static std::string ReadUpdaterVersionFromArchiveHeader() {
 }
 
 bool MountedDiscHasUpdater() {
-	return pspFileSystem.GetFileInfo(std::string("disc0:/") + UPDATE_PSAR_SUFFIX).exists;
+	// Plenty of discs keep the updater's files with nothing in them: UMD Video discs ship a 0-byte
+	// DATA.BIN next to a real PARAM.SFO, PSN releases zero-fill it. Only an actual archive counts.
+	std::vector<u8> head;
+	return ReadHeadFromMountedDisc(UPDATE_PSAR_SUFFIX, 4, &head) && head.size() == 4 && ReadU32(head.data()) == PSAR_MAGIC;
 }
 
 std::string ReadMountedDiscUpdaterVersion() {
diff --git a/UI/GameInfoCache.cpp b/UI/GameInfoCache.cpp
index ebde4182cd..b83d53ad00 100644
--- a/UI/GameInfoCache.cpp
+++ b/UI/GameInfoCache.cpp
@@ -881,7 +881,8 @@ handleELF:
 
 				// Most UMDs carry a firmware updater, which is a source of things like the
 				// system fonts. Just note down what's there - unpacking it is a separate step.
-				if (flags_ & GameInfoFlags::BUNDLED_UPDATE_INFO) {
+				// UMD Video discs only carry a placeholder (an empty DATA.BIN), so they're skipped.
+				if ((flags_ & GameInfoFlags::BUNDLED_UPDATE_INFO) && fileType != IdentifiedFileType::PSP_UMD_VIDEO_ISO) {
 					BundledUpdateInfo update;
 					ReadBundledUpdateInfo(&umd, "/", &update);
 					std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(info_->lock);