diff --git a/frontend/platform/platform_android.c b/frontend/platform/platform_android.c
index 23de8d481b..b4c19fac5b 100644
--- a/frontend/platform/platform_android.c
+++ b/frontend/platform/platform_android.c
@@ -540,6 +540,8 @@ static void frontend_android_get_environment_settings(int *argc, char *argv[],
             fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.savestate_dir, path, "savestates", sizeof(g_defaults.savestate_dir));
             fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.sram_dir, path, "savefiles", sizeof(g_defaults.sram_dir));
             fill_pathname_join(g_defaults.system_dir, path, "system", sizeof(g_defaults.system_dir));
+            args->sram_path  = strdup(g_defaults.sram_dir);
+            args->state_path = strdup(g_defaults.savestate_dir);
          }
       }
    }