diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index d5513be3bd..90dd11b989 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -3227,3 +3227,15 @@ bool config_replace(char *path)
 
    return true;
 }
+
+const char *config_get_active_path(void)
+{
+   settings_t *settings        = config_get_ptr();
+   global_t   *global          = global_get_ptr();
+   if (!string_is_empty(global->path.core_specific_config)
+         && settings->core_specific_config)
+      return global->path.core_specific_config;
+   else if (!string_is_empty(global->path.config))
+      return global->path.config;
+   return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/configuration.h b/configuration.h
index 138c5e3f4a..572d3aa441 100644
--- a/configuration.h
+++ b/configuration.h
@@ -596,6 +596,8 @@ bool config_init(void);
 
 void config_free(void);
 
+const char *config_get_active_path(void);
+
 settings_t *config_get_ptr(void);
 
 RETRO_END_DECLS
diff --git a/menu/menu_shader.c b/menu/menu_shader.c
index 04986ba77b..f5d5947da3 100644
--- a/menu/menu_shader.c
+++ b/menu/menu_shader.c
@@ -38,9 +38,8 @@ void menu_shader_manager_init(menu_handle_t *menu)
 #ifdef HAVE_SHADER_MANAGER
    struct video_shader *shader = NULL;
    config_file_t *conf         = NULL;
-   const char *config_path     = NULL;
    settings_t *settings        = config_get_ptr();
-   global_t   *global          = global_get_ptr();
+   const char *config_path     = config_get_active_path();
 
    if (!menu)
       return;
@@ -48,15 +47,6 @@ void menu_shader_manager_init(menu_handle_t *menu)
    menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_SHADER_GET,
          &shader);
 
-   if (global)
-   {
-      if (!string_is_empty(global->path.core_specific_config)
-            && settings->core_specific_config)
-         config_path = global->path.core_specific_config;
-      else if (!string_is_empty(global->path.config))
-         config_path = global->path.config;
-   }
-
    /* In a multi-config setting, we can't have
     * conflicts on menu.cgp/menu.glslp. */
    if (config_path)