2 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/core/file_sys/patch_manager.cpp b/src/core/file_sys/patch_manager.cpp
index 13d294ad8..7c0950bb0 100644
--- a/src/core/file_sys/patch_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/core/file_sys/patch_manager.cpp
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ static void ApplyLayeredFS(VirtualFile& romfs, u64 title_id, ContentRecordType t
 }
 
 VirtualFile PatchManager::PatchRomFS(VirtualFile romfs, u64 ivfc_offset, ContentRecordType type,
-                                     VirtualFile update_raw) const {
+                                     VirtualFile update_raw, bool apply_layeredfs) const {
     const auto log_string = fmt::format("Patching RomFS for title_id={:016X}, type={:02X}",
                                         title_id, static_cast<u8>(type));
 
@@ -447,7 +447,9 @@ VirtualFile PatchManager::PatchRomFS(VirtualFile romfs, u64 ivfc_offset, Content
     }
 
     // LayeredFS
-    ApplyLayeredFS(romfs, title_id, type, fs_controller);
+    if (apply_layeredfs) {
+        ApplyLayeredFS(romfs, title_id, type, fs_controller);
+    }
 
     return romfs;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/file_sys/patch_manager.h b/src/core/file_sys/patch_manager.h
index fb1853035..3be871f35 100644
--- a/src/core/file_sys/patch_manager.h
+++ b/src/core/file_sys/patch_manager.h
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ public:
     // - LayeredFS
     [[nodiscard]] VirtualFile PatchRomFS(VirtualFile base, u64 ivfc_offset,
                                          ContentRecordType type = ContentRecordType::Program,
-                                         VirtualFile update_raw = nullptr) const;
+                                         VirtualFile update_raw = nullptr,
+                                         bool apply_layeredfs = true) const;
 
     // Returns a vector of pairs between patch names and patch versions.
     // i.e. Update 3.2.2 will return {"Update", "3.2.2"}