diff --git a/gfx/drivers_shader/shader_hlsl.c b/gfx/drivers_shader/shader_hlsl.c
index 2a19480dca..a52624339d 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_shader/shader_hlsl.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_shader/shader_hlsl.c
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ static void *hlsl_init(void *data, const char *path)
    if (!hlsl_data)
 	   return NULL;
 
-   if (path && string_is_equal(path_get_extension(path), ".cgp"))
+   if (path && (memcmp(path_get_extension(path), ".cgp", 4) == 0))
    {
       if (!hlsl_load_preset(hlsl_data, d3d, path))
          goto error;
diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index 745b0b292e..d900fabd6d 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -6436,7 +6436,7 @@ static bool setting_append_list(
                general_write_handler,
                general_read_handler);
 
-         if (!string_is_equal(settings->record.driver, "null"))
+         if (memcmp(settings->record.driver, "null", 4) != 0)
          {
             CONFIG_DIR(
                   list, list_info,
@@ -6592,7 +6592,7 @@ static bool setting_append_list(
          START_SUB_GROUP(list, list_info, "State",
                &group_info, &subgroup_info, parent_group);
 
-         if (!string_is_equal(settings->camera.driver, "null"))
+         if (memcmp(settings->camera.driver, "null", 4) != 0)
          {
             CONFIG_BOOL(
                   list, list_info,
@@ -6610,7 +6610,7 @@ static bool setting_append_list(
                   SD_FLAG_NONE);
          }
 
-         if (!string_is_equal(settings->location.driver, "null"))
+         if (memcmp(settings->location.driver, "null", 4) != 0)
          {
             CONFIG_BOOL(
                   list, list_info,