diff --git a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
index 4fffada7e9..968f25f61d 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
@@ -2194,8 +2194,8 @@ static int menu_common_iterate(unsigned action)
             else if (menu_type == RGUI_SETTINGS_VIDEO_SOFTFILTER)
             {
                fill_pathname_join(g_settings.video.filter_path, dir, path, sizeof(g_settings.video.filter_path));
-               rarch_deinit_filter();
-               rarch_init_filter(g_extern.system.pix_fmt);
+               driver.menu_data_own = true;
+               rarch_set_fullscreen(g_settings.video.fullscreen);
                menu_flush_stack_type(RGUI_SETTINGS_VIDEO_OPTIONS);
             }
             else if (menu_type == RGUI_SETTINGS_AUDIO_DSP_FILTER)
@@ -2203,8 +2203,8 @@ static int menu_common_iterate(unsigned action)
 #ifdef HAVE_DYLIB
                fill_pathname_join(g_settings.audio.dsp_plugin, dir, path, sizeof(g_settings.audio.dsp_plugin));
 #endif
-               rarch_deinit_dsp_filter();
-               rarch_init_dsp_filter();
+               driver.menu_data_own = true;
+               rarch_set_fullscreen(g_settings.video.fullscreen);
                menu_flush_stack_type(RGUI_SETTINGS_AUDIO_OPTIONS);
             }
             else if (menu_type == RGUI_SAVESTATE_DIR_PATH)
@@ -3375,8 +3375,8 @@ static int menu_common_setting_set(unsigned setting, unsigned action)
                file_list_push(driver.menu->menu_stack, g_settings.video.filter_dir, setting, driver.menu->selection_ptr);
                menu_clear_navigation(driver.menu);
 #else
-               rarch_deinit_filter();
-               rarch_init_filter(g_extern.system.pix_fmt);
+               driver.menu_data_own = true;
+               rarch_set_fullscreen(g_settings.video.fullscreen);
 #endif
                driver.menu->need_refresh = true;
                break;
@@ -3386,8 +3386,8 @@ static int menu_common_setting_set(unsigned setting, unsigned action)
 #else
                strlcpy(g_settings.video.filter_path, "", sizeof(g_settings.video.filter_path));
 #endif
-               rarch_deinit_filter();
-               rarch_init_filter(g_extern.system.pix_fmt);
+               driver.menu_data_own = true;
+               rarch_set_fullscreen(g_settings.video.fullscreen);
                break;
          }
          break;