diff --git a/src/core/libraries/kernel/file_system.cpp b/src/core/libraries/kernel/file_system.cpp
index 24bd725067..b7803c33fb 100644
--- a/src/core/libraries/kernel/file_system.cpp
+++ b/src/core/libraries/kernel/file_system.cpp
@@ -600,32 +600,18 @@ static int HandleSeparateUpdateDents(int fd, char* buf, int nbytes, s64* basep)
 
 int PS4_SYSV_ABI sceKernelGetdents(int fd, char* buf, int nbytes) {
     int a = GetDents(fd, buf, nbytes, nullptr);
-    int b = HandleSeparateUpdateDents(fd, buf, nbytes, nullptr);
-    if (a == ORBIS_OK && b == ORBIS_OK) {
-        return ORBIS_OK;
-    }
-    if (a < 0) {
-        return a;
-    }
-    if (b < 0) {
-        return b;
+    if (a == ORBIS_OK) {
+        return HandleSeparateUpdateDents(fd, buf, nbytes, nullptr);
     }
-    return a + b;
+    return a;
 }
 
 int PS4_SYSV_ABI sceKernelGetdirentries(int fd, char* buf, int nbytes, s64* basep) {
     int a = GetDents(fd, buf, nbytes, basep);
-    int b = HandleSeparateUpdateDents(fd, buf, nbytes, basep);
-    if (a == ORBIS_OK && b == ORBIS_OK) {
-        return ORBIS_OK;
-    }
-    if (a < 0) {
-        return a;
-    }
-    if (b < 0) {
-        return b;
+    if (a == ORBIS_OK) {
+        return HandleSeparateUpdateDents(fd, buf, nbytes, basep);
     }
-    return a + b;
+    return a;
 }
 
 s64 PS4_SYSV_ABI sceKernelPwrite(int d, void* buf, size_t nbytes, s64 offset) {