diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Version.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/Version.cpp
index 618d000b9f..5a34b73018 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Version.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Version.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ namespace Common
 #define BUILD_TYPE_STR ""
 #endif
 
+const std::string& GetEmulatorName()
+{
+  static const std::string emulator_name = EMULATOR_NAME;
+  return emulator_name;
+}
+
 const std::string& GetScmRevStr()
 {
   static const std::string scm_rev_str = EMULATOR_NAME " "
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Version.h b/Source/Core/Common/Version.h
index a141ecb898..6a8f29923c 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Version.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Version.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 namespace Common
 {
+const std::string& GetEmulatorName();
 const std::string& GetScmDescStr();
 const std::string& GetScmBranchStr();
 const std::string& GetScmRevStr();
diff --git a/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeVerifier.cpp b/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeVerifier.cpp
index d7956fb617..2944c31272 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeVerifier.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeVerifier.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ RedumpVerifier::DownloadStatus RedumpVerifier::DownloadDatfile(const std::string
 
   const std::optional<std::vector<u8>> result =
       request.Get("https://redump.info/datfile/" + system + "/serial,version",
-                  {{"User-Agent", Common::GetScmRevStr()}});
+                  {{"User-Agent", Common::GetEmulatorName()}});
 
   const std::string output_path = GetPathForSystem(system);