diff --git a/menu/menu_shader.c b/menu/menu_shader.c
index da82c043ea..30abb050ff 100644
--- a/menu/menu_shader.c
+++ b/menu/menu_shader.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <retro_assert.h>
 #include <file/file_path.h>
 #include <string/stdstring.h>
+#include <streams/file_stream.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "../config.h"
@@ -101,20 +102,48 @@ bool menu_shader_manager_init(void)
 
          fill_pathname_join(preset_path, shader_dir,
                "menu.glslp", sizeof(preset_path));
-         conf = config_file_new(preset_path);
+
+         {
+            int64_t length              = 0;
+            uint8_t *ret_buf            = NULL;
+            if (filestream_read_file(preset_path, (void**)&ret_buf, &length))
+            {
+               if (length >= 0)
+                  conf = config_file_new_from_string((const char*)ret_buf);
+               free((void*)ret_buf);
+            }
+         }
 
          if (!conf)
          {
             fill_pathname_join(preset_path, shader_dir,
                   "menu.cgp", sizeof(preset_path));
-            conf = config_file_new(preset_path);
+            {
+               int64_t length              = 0;
+               uint8_t *ret_buf            = NULL;
+               if (filestream_read_file(preset_path, (void**)&ret_buf, &length))
+               {
+                  if (length >= 0)
+                     conf = config_file_new_from_string((const char*)ret_buf);
+                  free((void*)ret_buf);
+               }
+            }
          }
 
          if (!conf)
          {
             fill_pathname_join(preset_path, shader_dir,
                   "menu.slangp", sizeof(preset_path));
-            conf = config_file_new(preset_path);
+            {
+               int64_t length              = 0;
+               uint8_t *ret_buf            = NULL;
+               if (filestream_read_file(preset_path, (void**)&ret_buf, &length))
+               {
+                  if (length >= 0)
+                     conf = config_file_new_from_string((const char*)ret_buf);
+                  free((void*)ret_buf);
+               }
+            }
          }
 
          new_path = strdup(preset_path);
@@ -149,6 +178,8 @@ bool menu_shader_manager_init(void)
 bool menu_shader_manager_set_preset(void *data,
       enum rarch_shader_type type, const char *preset_path)
 {
+   int64_t length                = 0;
+   uint8_t *ret_buf              = NULL;
    struct video_shader *shader   = (struct video_shader*)data;
    config_file_t *conf           = NULL;
    bool refresh                  = false;
@@ -174,11 +205,17 @@ bool menu_shader_manager_set_preset(void *data,
     * Used when a preset is directly loaded.
     * No point in updating when the Preset was
     * created from the menu itself. */
-   conf = config_file_new(preset_path);
+   if (filestream_read_file(preset_path, (void**)&ret_buf, &length))
+   {
+      if (length >= 0)
+         conf = config_file_new_from_string((const char*)ret_buf);
+      free((void*)ret_buf);
+   }
 
    if (!conf)
       return false;
 
+   conf->path = strdup(preset_path);
    RARCH_LOG("Setting Menu shader: %s.\n", preset_path);
 
    if (video_shader_read_conf_preset(conf, shader))