diff --git a/src/core/file_sys/ncch_container.cpp b/src/core/file_sys/ncch_container.cpp
index 0412fa2882..ec6bb38277 100644
--- a/src/core/file_sys/ncch_container.cpp
+++ b/src/core/file_sys/ncch_container.cpp
@@ -507,20 +507,22 @@ Loader::ResultStatus NCCHContainer::LoadSectionExeFS(const char* name, std::vect
     return Loader::ResultStatus::ErrorNotUsed;
 }
 
-bool NCCHContainer::ApplyCodePatch(std::vector<u8>& code) const {
+Loader::ResultStatus NCCHContainer::ApplyCodePatch(std::vector<u8>& code) const {
     const std::string override_ips = filepath + ".exefsdir/code.ips";
 
     FileUtil::IOFile ips_file{override_ips, "rb"};
     if (!ips_file)
-        return false;
+        return Loader::ResultStatus::ErrorNotUsed;
 
     std::vector<u8> ips(ips_file.GetSize());
     if (ips_file.ReadBytes(ips.data(), ips.size()) != ips.size())
-        return false;
+        return Loader::ResultStatus::Error;
 
     LOG_INFO(Service_FS, "File {} patching code.bin", override_ips);
-    Patch::ApplyIpsPatch(ips, code);
-    return true;
+    if (!Patch::ApplyIpsPatch(ips, code))
+        return Loader::ResultStatus::Error;
+
+    return Loader::ResultStatus::Success;
 }
 
 Loader::ResultStatus NCCHContainer::LoadOverrideExeFSSection(const char* name,
diff --git a/src/core/file_sys/ncch_container.h b/src/core/file_sys/ncch_container.h
index 8752ffe397..f06ee8ef61 100644
--- a/src/core/file_sys/ncch_container.h
+++ b/src/core/file_sys/ncch_container.h
@@ -274,9 +274,9 @@ public:
     /**
      * Apply a patch for .code (if it exists).
      * This should only be called after allocating .bss.
-     * @return bool true if a patch was applied, false otherwise
+     * @return ResultStatus success if a patch was applied, ErrorNotUsed if no patch was found
      */
-    bool ApplyCodePatch(std::vector<u8>& code) const;
+    Loader::ResultStatus ApplyCodePatch(std::vector<u8>& code) const;
 
     /**
      * Checks whether the NCCH container contains an ExeFS
diff --git a/src/core/loader/ncch.cpp b/src/core/loader/ncch.cpp
index 07edad796e..2e688e0119 100644
--- a/src/core/loader/ncch.cpp
+++ b/src/core/loader/ncch.cpp
@@ -100,8 +100,10 @@ ResultStatus AppLoader_NCCH::LoadExec(std::shared_ptr<Kernel::Process>& process)
             overlay_ncch->exheader_header.codeset_info.data.num_max_pages * Memory::PAGE_SIZE +
             bss_page_size;
 
-        // Apply any IPS patch now that the entire codeset (including .bss) has been allocated
-        overlay_ncch->ApplyCodePatch(code);
+        // Apply patches now that the entire codeset (including .bss) has been allocated
+        const ResultStatus patch_result = overlay_ncch->ApplyCodePatch(code);
+        if (patch_result != ResultStatus::Success && patch_result != ResultStatus::ErrorNotUsed)
+            return patch_result;
 
         codeset->entrypoint = codeset->CodeSegment().addr;
         codeset->memory = std::move(code);