diff --git a/frontend/menu/disp/rgui.c b/frontend/menu/disp/rgui.c
index bd089d74bc..c35640f736 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/disp/rgui.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/disp/rgui.c
@@ -344,13 +344,11 @@ static void rgui_render(void)
 
    for (i = begin; i < end; i++, y += FONT_HEIGHT_STRIDE)
    {
-      char message[256], type_str[256];
-      const char *path = NULL;
-      const char *entry_label = NULL;
-      unsigned type = 0;
-      unsigned w = 0; 
-      char entry_title_buf[256];
-      char type_str_buf[64];
+      char message[PATH_MAX], type_str[PATH_MAX],
+           entry_title_buf[PATH_MAX], type_str_buf[PATH_MAX],
+           path_buf[PATH_MAX];
+      const char *path = NULL, *entry_label = NULL;
+      unsigned type = 0, w = 0;
       bool selected = false;
 
       file_list_get_at_offset(driver.menu->selection_buf, i, &path,
@@ -362,12 +360,13 @@ static void rgui_render(void)
 
       disp_set_label(&w, type, i, label,
             type_str, sizeof(type_str), 
-            entry_label, path);
+            entry_label, path,
+            path_buf, sizeof(path_buf));
 
       selected = (i == driver.menu->selection_ptr);
 
       menu_ticker_line(entry_title_buf, RGUI_TERM_WIDTH - (w + 1 + 2),
-            g_extern.frame_count / RGUI_TERM_START_X, path, selected);
+            g_extern.frame_count / RGUI_TERM_START_X, path_buf, selected);
       menu_ticker_line(type_str_buf, w, g_extern.frame_count / RGUI_TERM_START_X,
             type_str, selected);
 
diff --git a/frontend/menu/disp/rmenu.c b/frontend/menu/disp/rmenu.c
index fa1416e4e3..5ca730f830 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/disp/rmenu.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/disp/rmenu.c
@@ -217,17 +217,15 @@ static void rmenu_render(void)
 
    for (i = begin; i < end; i++, j++)
    {
-      const char *path = NULL;
-      const char *entry_label = NULL;
-      unsigned type = 0;
+      char message[PATH_MAX], type_str[PATH_MAX],
+           entry_title_buf[PATH_MAX], type_str_buf[PATH_MAX],
+           path_buf[PATH_MAX];
+      const char *path = NULL, *entry_label = NULL;
+      unsigned type = 0, w = 0;
+      bool selected = false;
+
       file_list_get_at_offset(menu->selection_buf, i,
             &path, &entry_label, &type);
-      char message[256];
-      char type_str[256];
-      unsigned w = 0;
-      char entry_title_buf[256];
-      char type_str_buf[64];
-      bool selected = false;
 
       disp_set_label(&w, type, i, label,
             type_str, sizeof(type_str), 
diff --git a/frontend/menu/disp/rmenu_xui.cpp b/frontend/menu/disp/rmenu_xui.cpp
index ae71e97be1..8a44784af6 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/disp/rmenu_xui.cpp
+++ b/frontend/menu/disp/rmenu_xui.cpp
@@ -429,21 +429,20 @@ static void rmenu_xui_render(void)
 
    for (i = begin; i < end; i++/*, y += FONT_HEIGHT_STRIDE */)
    {
-      const char *path = NULL;
-      const char *entry_label = NULL;
-      unsigned type = 0;
-      file_list_get_at_offset(driver.menu->selection_buf, i,
-            &path, &entry_label, &type);
-      char message[256];
-      char type_str[256];
-      char entry_title_buf[256];
-      char type_str_buf[64];
+      char message[PATH_MAX], type_str[PATH_MAX],
+           entry_title_buf[PATH_MAX], type_str_buf[PATH_MAX],
+           path_buf[PATH_MAX];
+      const char *path = NULL, *entry_label = NULL;
+      unsigned type = 0, w = 0;
       bool selected = false;
-      unsigned w = 0;
+
+      file_list_get_at_offset(driver.menu->selection_buf, i, &path,
+            &entry_label, &type);
 
       disp_set_label(&w, type, i, label,
             type_str, sizeof(type_str), 
-            entry_label, path);
+            entry_label, path,
+            path_buf, sizeof(path_buf));
 
       selected = (i == driver.menu->selection_ptr);
 
diff --git a/frontend/menu/disp/shared.h b/frontend/menu/disp/shared.h
index 1f85de1026..cff6835a79 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/disp/shared.h
+++ b/frontend/menu/disp/shared.h
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ static void disp_set_label(unsigned *w, unsigned type, unsigned i,
       const char *label,
       char *type_str, size_t type_str_size,
       const char *entry_label,
-      const char *path)
+      const char *path,
+      char *path_buf, size_t path_buf_size)
 {
    *w = 19;
 
@@ -206,6 +207,8 @@ static void disp_set_label(unsigned *w, unsigned type, unsigned i,
          driver.menu_ctx->backend->setting_set_label)
       driver.menu_ctx->backend->setting_set_label(type_str,
             type_str_size, w, type, label, entry_label, i);
+
+   strlcpy(path_buf, path, path_buf_size);
 }
 
 #endif