diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/activities/EmulationActivity.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/activities/EmulationActivity.kt
index eab0fac705..a7dfc5398b 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/activities/EmulationActivity.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/activities/EmulationActivity.kt
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ class EmulationActivity : AppCompatActivity(), SensorEventListener, InputManager
 
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
 
+        NativeConfig.reloadGlobalConfig()
+
         InputHandler.updateControllerData()
         val players = NativeConfig.getInputSettings(true)
         var hasConfiguredControllers = false
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/android_config.cpp b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/android_config.cpp
index f697084348..e016322c23 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/android_config.cpp
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/android_config.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ AndroidConfig::AndroidConfig(const std::string& config_name, ConfigType config_t
 }
 
 void AndroidConfig::ReloadAllValues() {
+    // Ensure the INI file is current before reloading values.
+    SetUpIni();
+
     Reload();
     ReadAndroidValues();
     SaveAndroidValues();