diff --git a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
index 22493c6f76..4c4a0cd90c 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
@@ -2477,14 +2477,6 @@ static void menu_common_setting_set_label(char *type_str,
                }
                break;
 #endif
-            case MENU_FILE_PLAIN:
-               strlcpy(type_str, "(FILE)", type_str_size);
-               *w = 6;
-               break;
-            case MENU_FILE_DIRECTORY:
-               strlcpy(type_str, "(DIR)", type_str_size);
-               *w = 5;
-               break;
             case MENU_SETTINGS_DISK_INDEX:
                {
                   const struct retro_disk_control_callback *control =
diff --git a/frontend/menu/disp/rgui.c b/frontend/menu/disp/rgui.c
index 67234789cd..b2c766eaeb 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/disp/rgui.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/disp/rgui.c
@@ -575,6 +575,20 @@ static void rgui_render(void)
          driver.menu_ctx->backend->setting_set_label(type_str,
                sizeof(type_str), &w, type, i);
 
+      if (type_str[0] == '\0' && w == 0)
+      {
+         if (type == MENU_FILE_PLAIN)
+         {
+            strlcpy(type_str, "(FILE)", sizeof(type_str));
+            w = 6;
+         }
+         else if (type == MENU_FILE_DIRECTORY)
+         {
+            strlcpy(type_str, "(DIR)", sizeof(type_str));
+            w = 5;
+         }
+      }
+
       char entry_title_buf[256];
       char type_str_buf[64];
       bool selected = i == driver.menu->selection_ptr;
diff --git a/frontend/menu/disp/rmenu.c b/frontend/menu/disp/rmenu.c
index 7ccc6b130a..8c4316f934 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/disp/rmenu.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/disp/rmenu.c
@@ -416,6 +416,20 @@ static void rmenu_render(void)
       else if (driver.menu_ctx && driver.menu_ctx->backend && driver.menu_ctx->backend->setting_set_label)
          driver.menu_ctx->backend->setting_set_label(type_str, sizeof(type_str), &w, type, i);
 
+      if (type_str[0] == '\0' && w == 0)
+      {
+         if (type == MENU_FILE_PLAIN)
+         {
+            strlcpy(type_str, "(FILE)", sizeof(type_str));
+            w = 6;
+         }
+         else if (type == MENU_FILE_DIRECTORY)
+         {
+            strlcpy(type_str, "(DIR)", sizeof(type_str));
+            w = 5;
+         }
+      }
+
       char entry_title_buf[256];
       char type_str_buf[64];
       bool selected = i == menu->selection_ptr;
diff --git a/frontend/menu/disp/rmenu_xui.cpp b/frontend/menu/disp/rmenu_xui.cpp
index cad1cc95d7..2adefe7995 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/disp/rmenu_xui.cpp
+++ b/frontend/menu/disp/rmenu_xui.cpp
@@ -635,6 +635,20 @@ static void rmenu_xui_render(void)
       else if (driver.menu_ctx && driver.menu_ctx->backend && driver.menu_ctx->backend->setting_set_label)
          driver.menu_ctx->backend->setting_set_label(type_str, sizeof(type_str), &w, type, i);
 
+      if (type_str[0] == '\0' && w == 0)
+      {
+         if (type == MENU_FILE_PLAIN)
+         {
+            strlcpy(type_str, "(FILE)", sizeof(type_str));
+            w = 6;
+         }
+         else if (type == MENU_FILE_DIRECTORY)
+         {
+            strlcpy(type_str, "(DIR)", sizeof(type_str));
+            w = 5;
+         }
+      }
+
       char entry_title_buf[256];
       char type_str_buf[64];
       bool selected = i == driver.menu->selection_ptr;