diff --git a/stepmania/src/Profile.cpp b/stepmania/src/Profile.cpp
index c28ca691cf..3f412f6302 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Profile.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Profile.cpp
@@ -1014,6 +1014,15 @@ void Profile::LoadEditableDataFromDir( CString sDir )
 		CLAMP( m_iWeightPounds, 50, 500 );
 }
 
+CString Profile::FastLoadProfileNameFromMemoryCard( CString sDir )
+{
+	CString sProfileDir = sDir + PREFSMAN->m_sMemoryCardProfileSubdir + '/'; 
+
+	Profile profile;
+	profile.LoadEditableDataFromDir( sProfileDir );
+	return profile.GetDisplayName();
+}
+
 void Profile::LoadGeneralDataFromNode( const XNode* pNode )
 {
 	ASSERT( pNode->m_sName == "GeneralData" );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Profile.h b/stepmania/src/Profile.h
index da8819e693..213fc32b5f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Profile.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/Profile.h
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ public:
 	bool SaveAllToDir( CString sDir, bool bSignData ) const;
 
 	void LoadEditableDataFromDir( CString sDir );
+	static CString FastLoadProfileNameFromMemoryCard( CString sDir );
 	LoadResult LoadStatsXmlFromNode( const XNode* pNode );
 	void LoadGeneralDataFromNode( const XNode* pNode );
 	void LoadSongScoresFromNode( const XNode* pNode );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux.cpp
index ca78881e96..4a66dc2b1f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux.cpp
@@ -238,14 +238,8 @@ bool MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Linux::DoOneUpdate( bool bMount, vector<UsbStorage
 				d.m_State = UsbStorageDevice::STATE_READY;
 			
 				FILEMAN->Mount( "dir", d.sOsMountDir, TEMP_MOUNT_POINT );
-
-				Profile profile;
-				CString sProfileDir = TEMP_MOUNT_POINT + PREFSMAN->m_sMemoryCardProfileSubdir + '/'; 
-				profile.LoadEditableDataFromDir( sProfileDir );
-				d.sName = profile.GetDisplayName();
-
+				d.sName = Profile::FastLoadProfileNameFromMemoryCard( TEMP_MOUNT_POINT );
 				FILEMAN->Unmount( "dir", d.sOsMountDir, TEMP_MOUNT_POINT );
-
 			}
 
 			ExecuteCommand( "umount " + d.sOsMountDir );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Windows.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Windows.cpp
index c76fb96c1c..9223107649 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Windows.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Windows.cpp
@@ -99,11 +99,7 @@ bool MemoryCardDriverThreaded_Windows::DoOneUpdate( bool bMount, vector<UsbStora
 			FILEMAN->Mount( "dir", usbd.sOsMountDir, TEMP_MOUNT_POINT_INTERNAL );
 			FILEMAN->Mount( "timeout", TEMP_MOUNT_POINT_INTERNAL, TEMP_MOUNT_POINT );
 
-			Profile profile;
-			CString sProfileDir = TEMP_MOUNT_POINT + PREFSMAN->m_sMemoryCardProfileSubdir + '/'; 
-			profile.LoadEditableDataFromDir( sProfileDir );
-			usbd.bIsNameAvailable = true;
-			usbd.sName = profile.GetDisplayName();
+			usbd.sName = Profile::FastLoadProfileNameFromMemoryCard( TEMP_MOUNT_POINT );
 
 			FILEMAN->Unmount( "timeout", TEMP_MOUNT_POINT_INTERNAL, TEMP_MOUNT_POINT );
 			FILEMAN->Unmount( "dir", usbd.sOsMountDir, TEMP_MOUNT_POINT_INTERNAL );