diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index b44fd2a36b..846864b6b2 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -2234,7 +2234,7 @@ bool config_load_override(void)
       RARCH_LOG("[overrides] core-specific overrides found at %s.\n", core_path);
 
       config_file_free(new_conf);
-      path_set_config_append(core_path);
+      path_set(RARCH_PATH_CONFIG_APPEND, core_path);
 
       should_append = true;
    }
@@ -2262,7 +2262,7 @@ bool config_load_override(void)
       else
          strlcpy(temp_path, game_path, sizeof(temp_path));
 
-      path_set_config_append(temp_path);
+      path_set(RARCH_PATH_CONFIG_APPEND, temp_path);
 
       should_append = true;
    }
@@ -2533,7 +2533,7 @@ bool config_load_shader_preset(void)
       /* Game shader preset exists, load it. */
       RARCH_LOG("Shaders: game-specific shader preset found at %s.\n", game_path);
 
-      path_set_default_shader_preset(settings->path.shader);
+      path_set(RARCH_PATH_DEFAULT_SHADER_PRESET, settings->path.shader);
       strlcpy(settings->path.shader, game_path, sizeof(settings->path.shader));
       config_file_free(new_conf);
       return true;
@@ -2563,7 +2563,7 @@ bool config_load_shader_preset(void)
 
       /* Core shader preset exists, load it. */
       RARCH_LOG("Shaders: core-specific shader preset found at %s.\n", core_path);
-      path_set_default_shader_preset(settings->path.shader);
+      path_set(RARCH_PATH_DEFAULT_SHADER_PRESET, settings->path.shader);
       strlcpy(settings->path.shader, core_path, sizeof(settings->path.shader));
       config_file_free(new_conf);
       return true;
diff --git a/paths.c b/paths.c
index a5a32f0522..b9a54a70ec 100644
--- a/paths.c
+++ b/paths.c
@@ -507,6 +507,14 @@ bool path_set(enum rarch_path_type type, const char *path)
          strlcpy(path_libretro, path,
                sizeof(path_libretro));
          break;
+      case RARCH_PATH_DEFAULT_SHADER_PRESET:
+         strlcpy(path_default_shader_preset, path,
+               sizeof(path_default_shader_preset));
+         break;
+      case RARCH_PATH_CONFIG_APPEND:
+         strlcpy(path_config_append_file, path,
+               sizeof(path_config_append_file));
+         break;
       case RARCH_PATH_CONFIG:
          strlcpy(path_config_file, path,
                sizeof(path_config_file));
@@ -606,14 +614,6 @@ void path_clear_core_options(void)
    *path_core_options_file = '\0';
 }
 
-bool path_set_default_shader_preset(const char *preset)
-{
-   if (!preset)
-      return false;
-   strlcpy(path_default_shader_preset, preset,
-         sizeof(path_default_shader_preset));
-   return true;
-}
 
 
 const char *path_get_core_options(void)
@@ -645,11 +645,6 @@ void path_clear_content(void)
 }
 
 
-void path_set_config_append(const char *path)
-{
-   strlcpy(path_config_append_file, path, sizeof(path_config_append_file));
-}
-
 bool path_get_content(char **fullpath)
 {
    if (!fullpath)
diff --git a/paths.h b/paths.h
index de11ea859f..fd8f505138 100644
--- a/paths.h
+++ b/paths.h
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ enum rarch_path_type
    RARCH_PATH_CORE,
    RARCH_PATH_CONFIG,
    RARCH_PATH_CONTENT,
+   RARCH_PATH_CONFIG_APPEND,
    RARCH_PATH_CORE_OPTIONS,
+   RARCH_PATH_DEFAULT_SHADER_PRESET,
    RARCH_PATH_SUBSYSTEM
 };
 
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index cc2fb6bf66..bdd57ba790 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ static void retroarch_parse_input(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
 
          case RA_OPT_APPENDCONFIG:
-            path_set_config_append(optarg);
+            path_set(RARCH_PATH_CONFIG_APPEND, optarg);
             break;
 
          case RA_OPT_SIZE: