diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index d6b246f9da..19220baf9f 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -3157,12 +3157,18 @@ bool config_replace(char *path)
    return true;
 }
 
-const char *config_get_active_core_path(void)
+char *config_get_active_core_path_ptr(void)
 {
    settings_t *settings        = config_get_ptr();
    return settings->path.libretro;
 }
 
+const char *config_get_active_core_path(void)
+{
+   const char *core_path = (const char *)config_get_active_core_path_ptr();
+   return core_path;
+}
+
 bool config_active_core_path_is_empty(void)
 {
    settings_t *settings        = config_get_ptr();
diff --git a/configuration.h b/configuration.h
index 8b355c4716..0b10bb46e5 100644
--- a/configuration.h
+++ b/configuration.h
@@ -649,6 +649,8 @@ const char *config_get_active_path(void);
 
 const char *config_get_active_core_path(void);
 
+char *config_get_active_core_path_ptr(void);
+
 void config_set_active_core_path(const char *path);
 
 void config_clear_active_core_path(void);
diff --git a/dynamic.c b/dynamic.c
index 597508d145..3b108fda7e 100644
--- a/dynamic.c
+++ b/dynamic.c
@@ -336,7 +336,8 @@ static void load_dynamic_core(void)
    /* Need to use absolute path for this setting. It can be
     * saved to content history, and a relative path would
     * break in that scenario. */
-   path_resolve_realpath(settings->path.libretro,
+   path_resolve_realpath(
+         config_get_active_core_path_ptr(),
          config_get_active_core_path_size());
 
    RARCH_LOG("Loading dynamic libretro core from: \"%s\"\n",
diff --git a/frontend/frontend.c b/frontend/frontend.c
index 48e1850bac..47e09388c8 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend.c
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@
  **/
 void main_exit(void *args)
 {
-   settings_t *settings                  = config_get_ptr();
-
    command_event(CMD_EVENT_MENU_SAVE_CURRENT_CONFIG, NULL);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
@@ -57,7 +55,8 @@ void main_exit(void *args)
 #endif
 
    frontend_driver_deinit(args);
-   frontend_driver_exitspawn(settings->path.libretro,
+   frontend_driver_exitspawn(
+         config_get_active_core_path_ptr(),
          config_get_active_core_path_size());
 
    rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_DESTROY, NULL);
diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index b581364035..e3ee796dde 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -4023,7 +4023,7 @@ static bool setting_append_list(
          if (frontend_driver_has_fork())
 #endif
          {
-            char ext_name[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+            char ext_name[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
 
             if (frontend_driver_get_core_extension(ext_name, sizeof(ext_name)))
             {
@@ -4035,7 +4035,7 @@ static bool setting_append_list(
                      &subgroup_info,
                      parent_group);
                (*list)[list_info->index - 1].size         = config_get_active_core_path_size();
-               (*list)[list_info->index - 1].value.target.string = settings->path.libretro;
+               (*list)[list_info->index - 1].value.target.string = config_get_active_core_path_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);