diff --git a/menu/menu_shader.c b/menu/menu_shader.c
index 30abb050ff..55103ee73f 100644
--- a/menu/menu_shader.c
+++ b/menu/menu_shader.c
@@ -78,7 +78,20 @@ bool menu_shader_manager_init(void)
 
    if (is_preset)
    {
-      conf     = config_file_new(path_shader);
+      int64_t length              = 0;
+      uint8_t *ret_buf            = NULL;
+
+      if (path_is_valid(path_shader))
+      {
+         if (filestream_read_file(path_shader, (void**)&ret_buf, &length))
+         {
+            if (length >= 0)
+               if ((conf = config_file_new_from_string((const char*)ret_buf)))
+                  conf->path = strdup(path_shader);
+            free((void*)ret_buf);
+         }
+      }
+
       new_path = strdup(path_shader);
    }
    else
@@ -100,9 +113,11 @@ bool menu_shader_manager_init(void)
 
          preset_path[0] = '\0';
 
+#ifdef HAVE_GLSL
          fill_pathname_join(preset_path, shader_dir,
                "menu.glslp", sizeof(preset_path));
 
+         if (path_is_valid(preset_path))
          {
             int64_t length              = 0;
             uint8_t *ret_buf            = NULL;
@@ -113,11 +128,15 @@ bool menu_shader_manager_init(void)
                free((void*)ret_buf);
             }
          }
+#endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CG
          if (!conf)
          {
             fill_pathname_join(preset_path, shader_dir,
                   "menu.cgp", sizeof(preset_path));
+
+            if (path_is_valid(preset_path))
             {
                int64_t length              = 0;
                uint8_t *ret_buf            = NULL;
@@ -129,11 +148,15 @@ bool menu_shader_manager_init(void)
                }
             }
          }
+#endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_SLANG
          if (!conf)
          {
             fill_pathname_join(preset_path, shader_dir,
                   "menu.slangp", sizeof(preset_path));
+
+            if (path_is_valid(preset_path))
             {
                int64_t length              = 0;
                uint8_t *ret_buf            = NULL;
@@ -145,6 +168,7 @@ bool menu_shader_manager_init(void)
                }
             }
          }
+#endif
 
          new_path = strdup(preset_path);
       }