diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
index a819c9c24c..c30da0d56e 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
@@ -77,31 +77,32 @@ static void menu_environment_get(int *argc, char *argv[],
    wrap_args->touched       = true;
 }
 
+static void push_to_history_playlist(void)
+{
+   if (*g_extern.fullpath)
+   {
+      char tmp[PATH_MAX];
+      char str[PATH_MAX];
+
+      fill_pathname_base(tmp, g_extern.fullpath, sizeof(tmp));
+      snprintf(str, sizeof(str), "INFO - Loading %s ...", tmp);
+      msg_queue_push(g_extern.msg_queue, str, 1, 1);
+   }
+
+   rarch_playlist_push(g_defaults.history,
+         g_extern.fullpath,
+         g_settings.libretro,
+         &g_extern.menu.info);
+}
+
 bool load_menu_content(void)
 {
    if (*g_extern.fullpath || (driver.menu && driver.menu->load_no_content))
-   {
-      if (*g_extern.fullpath)
-      {
-         char tmp[PATH_MAX];
-         char str[PATH_MAX];
-
-         fill_pathname_base(tmp, g_extern.fullpath, sizeof(tmp));
-         snprintf(str, sizeof(str), "INFO - Loading %s ...", tmp);
-         msg_queue_push(g_extern.msg_queue, str, 1, 1);
-      }
-
-      rarch_playlist_push(g_defaults.history,
-            g_extern.fullpath,
-            g_settings.libretro,
-            &g_extern.menu.info);
-   }
+      push_to_history_playlist();
 
    /* redraw menu frame */
    if (driver.menu)
-   {
       driver.menu->msg_force = true;
-   }
 
    if (driver.menu_ctx && driver.menu_ctx->backend &&
          driver.menu_ctx->backend->iterate) 
@@ -159,7 +160,6 @@ void *menu_init(const void *data)
    menu->push_start_screen = g_settings.menu_show_start_screen;
    g_settings.menu_show_start_screen = false;
 
-
    menu->current_pad = 0;
 
    update_libretro_info(&g_extern.menu.info);