diff --git a/src/frontend-common/common_host_interface.cpp b/src/frontend-common/common_host_interface.cpp
index c73fa5d56..463ec411c 100644
--- a/src/frontend-common/common_host_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend-common/common_host_interface.cpp
@@ -1986,9 +1986,11 @@ CommonHostInterface::GetExtendedSaveStateInfo(const char* game_code, s32 slot)
   ssi.slot = slot;
   ssi.global = global;
 
-  if (header.version != SAVE_STATE_VERSION)
+  if (header.version < SAVE_STATE_MINIMUM_VERSION)
   {
-    ssi.title = StringUtil::StdStringFromFormat("Invalid version %u (expected %u)", header.version, SAVE_STATE_VERSION);
+    ssi.title =
+      StringUtil::StdStringFromFormat(TranslateString("CommonHostInterface", "Invalid version %u (minimum version %u)"),
+                                      header.version, SAVE_STATE_MINIMUM_VERSION);
     return ssi;
   }