diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index 7036b4f001..1d00bd520f 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ static int populate_settings_path(settings_t *settings, struct config_path_setti
    SETTING_PATH("core_updater_buildbot_url", settings->network.buildbot_url, false, NULL, true);
    SETTING_PATH("core_updater_buildbot_assets_url", settings->network.buildbot_assets_url, false, NULL, true);
 #ifdef HAVE_NETWORKING
-   SETTING_PATH("netplay_ip_address",       path_get_ptr(RARCH_PATH_SERVER), false, NULL, true);
+   SETTING_PATH("netplay_ip_address",       path_get_server_ptr(), false, NULL, true);
 #endif
    SETTING_PATH("recording_output_directory",
          global->record.output_dir, false, NULL, true);
diff --git a/dynamic.c b/dynamic.c
index dc191b82d0..a9dcc488a5 100644
--- a/dynamic.c
+++ b/dynamic.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static void load_dynamic_core(void)
     * saved to content history, and a relative path would
     * break in that scenario. */
    path_resolve_realpath(
-         path_get_ptr(RARCH_PATH_CORE),
+         path_get_core_ptr(),
          path_get_ptr_size(RARCH_PATH_CORE));
 
    RARCH_LOG("Loading dynamic libretro core from: \"%s\"\n",
diff --git a/frontend/frontend.c b/frontend/frontend.c
index 4c8091470b..727c77cf67 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend.c
@@ -64,9 +64,7 @@ void main_exit(void *args)
 #endif
 
    frontend_driver_deinit(args);
-   frontend_driver_exitspawn(
-         path_get_ptr(RARCH_PATH_CORE),
-         path_get_ptr_size(RARCH_PATH_CORE));
+   frontend_driver_exitspawn(path_get_core_ptr(), path_get_ptr_size(RARCH_PATH_CORE));
 
    rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_DESTROY, NULL);
 
diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index 37a6d1765c..724dafca04 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -2149,7 +2149,7 @@ static bool setting_append_list(
                      &subgroup_info,
                      parent_group);
                (*list)[list_info->index - 1].size                = path_get_ptr_size(RARCH_PATH_CORE);
-               (*list)[list_info->index - 1].value.target.string = path_get_ptr(RARCH_PATH_CORE);
+               (*list)[list_info->index - 1].value.target.string = path_get_core_ptr();
                (*list)[list_info->index - 1].values       = ext_name;
                menu_settings_list_current_add_cmd(list, list_info, CMD_EVENT_LOAD_CORE);
                settings_data_list_current_add_flags(list, list_info, SD_FLAG_BROWSER_ACTION);
@@ -4392,7 +4392,7 @@ static bool setting_append_list(
 
             CONFIG_PATH(
                   list, list_info,
-                  path_get_ptr(RARCH_PATH_RECORD_CONFIG),
+                  path_get_record_config_ptr(),
                   path_get_ptr_size(RARCH_PATH_RECORD_CONFIG),
                   msg_hash_to_str(MENU_ENUM_LABEL_RECORD_CONFIG),
                   msg_hash_to_str(MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_RECORD_CONFIG),
@@ -4407,7 +4407,7 @@ static bool setting_append_list(
 
             CONFIG_STRING(
                   list, list_info,
-                  path_get_ptr(RARCH_PATH_RECORD),
+                  path_get_record_ptr(),
                   path_get_ptr_size(RARCH_PATH_RECORD),
                   msg_hash_to_str(MENU_ENUM_LABEL_RECORD_PATH),
                   msg_hash_to_str(MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_RECORD_PATH),
@@ -5810,7 +5810,7 @@ static bool setting_append_list(
 
             CONFIG_STRING(
                   list, list_info,
-                  path_get_ptr(RARCH_PATH_SERVER),
+                  path_get_server_ptr(),
                   path_get_ptr_size(RARCH_PATH_SERVER),
                   msg_hash_to_str(MENU_ENUM_LABEL_NETPLAY_IP_ADDRESS),
                   msg_hash_to_str(MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_NETPLAY_IP_ADDRESS),
diff --git a/paths.c b/paths.c
index 4fa28cfeff..e5f60ceb9a 100644
--- a/paths.c
+++ b/paths.c
@@ -492,24 +492,24 @@ void path_fill_names(void)
    }
 }
 
-char *path_get_ptr(enum rarch_path_type type)
+char *path_get_record_ptr(void)
 {
-   switch (type)
-   {
-      case RARCH_PATH_RECORD:
-         return path_record;
-      case RARCH_PATH_RECORD_CONFIG:
-         return path_record_config;
-      case RARCH_PATH_CORE:
-         return path_libretro;
-      case RARCH_PATH_SERVER:
-         return path_server;
-      case RARCH_PATH_NONE:
-      default:
-         break;
-   }
+   return path_record;
+}
 
-   return NULL;
+char *path_get_record_config_ptr(void)
+{
+   return path_record_config;
+}
+
+char *path_get_core_ptr(void)
+{
+   return path_libretro;
+}
+
+char *path_get_server_ptr(void)
+{
+   return path_server;
 }
 
 const char *path_get(enum rarch_path_type type)
diff --git a/paths.h b/paths.h
index f465dd3869..077a4d37bd 100644
--- a/paths.h
+++ b/paths.h
@@ -73,7 +73,13 @@ void path_set_basename(const char *path);
 
 size_t path_get_ptr_size(enum rarch_path_type type);
 
-char *path_get_ptr(enum rarch_path_type type);
+char *path_get_record_ptr(void);
+
+char *path_get_record_config_ptr(void);
+
+char *path_get_core_ptr(void);
+
+char *path_get_server_ptr(void);
 
 struct string_list *path_get_subsystem_list(void);