diff --git a/emulators/ppsspp-1.5.4.yml b/emulators/ppsspp-1.5.4.yml
index 06103b7f7..206016ae3 100644
--- a/emulators/ppsspp-1.5.4.yml
+++ b/emulators/ppsspp-1.5.4.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ core_classification: frozen_snapshot
 source: "https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp"
 profiled_date: "2026-10-20"
 source_commit: "a1e74d0d4f89ba3fa2d4fe64bac7a0fa16fc146f"
+pin_frozen: "RetroPie, the only platform that ships it, builds the v1.5.4 tag at this commit (RetroPie scriptmodules/emulators/ppsspp-1.5.4.sh:16). Later releases are packaged separately as ppsspp."
 core_version: "v1.5.4"
 display_name: "Sony - PlayStation Portable (PPSSPP 1.5.4)"
 mode: standalone