diff --git a/build-aux/share/portproton/scripts/functions_helper b/build-aux/share/portproton/scripts/functions_helper
index ce46489d..43c9195f 100755
--- a/build-aux/share/portproton/scripts/functions_helper
+++ b/build-aux/share/portproton/scripts/functions_helper
@@ -2496,12 +2496,12 @@ pw_enable_gamemode_basic () {
         fi
     else
         export GAMEMODERUN=1
+        if [[ -n "${PW_LD_PRELOAD}" ]]; then
+            export PW_LD_PRELOAD="${PW_LD_PRELOAD}:libgamemodeauto.so.0"
+        else
+            export PW_LD_PRELOAD="libgamemodeauto.so.0"
+        fi
         if ! pw_is_process_active gamemoded ; then
-            if [[ -n "${PW_LD_PRELOAD}" ]]; then
-                export PW_LD_PRELOAD="${PW_LD_PRELOAD}:libgamemodeauto.so.0"
-            else
-                export PW_LD_PRELOAD="libgamemodeauto.so.0"
-            fi
             env LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${PW_PLUGINS_PATH}/portable/lib/lib64:${PW_PLUGINS_PATH}/portable/lib/lib32" \
                 "${PW_PLUGINS_PATH}/portable/bin/gamemoded" &>/dev/null &
             sleep 0.1