diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 36a16999e3..6f3c74ab3a 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ static bool config_find_rct2_path(char *resultPath)
 	};
 
 	for (i = 0; i < countof(searchLocations); i++) {
-		if (platform_directory_exists(searchLocations[i]) ) {
+		if (platform_original_game_data_exists(searchLocations[i])) {
 			strcpy(resultPath, searchLocations[i]);
 			return true;
 		}
diff --git a/src/platform/platform.h b/src/platform/platform.h
index ca7ad50dfd..2b103f9955 100644
--- a/src/platform/platform.h
+++ b/src/platform/platform.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ void platform_stop_text_input();
 char platform_get_path_separator();
 int platform_file_exists(const char *path);
 int platform_directory_exists(const char *path);
+int platform_original_game_data_exists(const char *path);
 time_t platform_file_get_modified_time(char* path);
 int platform_ensure_directory_exists(const char *path);
 int platform_lock_single_instance();
diff --git a/src/platform/windows.c b/src/platform/windows.c
index 558fa62918..5cc61d780d 100644
--- a/src/platform/windows.c
+++ b/src/platform/windows.c
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ int platform_directory_exists(const char *path)
 	return dwAttrib != INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES && (dwAttrib & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY);
 }
 
+int platform_original_game_data_exists(const char *path)
+{
+	char checkPath[MAX_PATH];
+	sprintf(checkPath, "%s%c%s%c%s", path, platform_get_path_separator(), "data", platform_get_path_separator(), "g1.dat");
+	DWORD dwAttrib = GetFileAttributes(checkPath);
+	return dwAttrib != INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES;
+}
+
 int platform_ensure_directory_exists(const char *path)
 {
 	if (platform_directory_exists(path))