diff --git a/frontend/menu/disp/shared.h b/frontend/menu/disp/shared.h
index d0ee3edc99..12c49c8aeb 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/disp/shared.h
+++ b/frontend/menu/disp/shared.h
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static void disp_set_label(unsigned *w, unsigned type, unsigned i,
    if (type == MENU_FILE_CORE)
    {
       strlcpy(type_str, "(CORE)", type_str_size);
-      file_list_get_alt_at_offset(driver.menu->selection_buf, i, &path);
+      menu_list_get_alt_at_offset(driver.menu->selection_buf, i, &path);
       *w = 6;
    }
    else if (type == MENU_FILE_PLAIN)
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_list.c b/frontend/menu/menu_list.c
index 9d58bff5a3..b4bec390a5 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_list.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_list.c
@@ -48,6 +48,25 @@ void menu_list_free(menu_list_t *menu_list)
    menu_list_destroy(menu_list->selection_buf);
 }
 
+void *menu_list_new(void)
+{
+   menu_list_t *list = (menu_list_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(*list));
+
+   if (!list)
+      return NULL;
+
+   list->menu_stack    = (file_list_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(file_list_t));
+   list->selection_buf = (file_list_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(file_list_t));
+
+   if (!list->menu_stack || !list->selection_buf)
+   {
+      free(list);
+      return NULL;
+   }
+
+   return list;
+}
+
 size_t menu_list_get_stack_size(void)
 {
    if (!driver.menu)
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_list.h b/frontend/menu/menu_list.h
index f358798225..7dbc37334c 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_list.h
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_list.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ typedef struct menu_list
 
 void menu_list_free(menu_list_t *menu_list);
 
+void *menu_list_new(void);
+
 void menu_list_destroy(file_list_t *list);
 
 void menu_list_flush_stack(file_list_t *list,