diff --git a/gfx/video_driver.c b/gfx/video_driver.c
index 84c13e8b96..36575d0312 100644
--- a/gfx/video_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/video_driver.c
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ bool video_monitor_get_fps(char *buf, size_t size,
    static retro_time_t curr_time;
    static retro_time_t fps_time;
    uint64_t frame_count = video_driver_get_frame_count();
-   global_t  *global    = global_get_ptr();
+   rarch_system_info_t *system = rarch_system_info_get_ptr();
 
    *buf = '\0';
 
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ bool video_monitor_get_fps(char *buf, size_t size,
          curr_time = new_time;
 
          snprintf(buf, size, "%s || FPS: %6.1f || Frames: " U64_SIGN,
-               global->title_buf, last_fps, (unsigned long long)frame_count);
+               system->title_buf, last_fps, (unsigned long long)frame_count);
          ret = true;
       }
 
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ bool video_monitor_get_fps(char *buf, size_t size,
    }
 
    curr_time = fps_time = new_time;
-   strlcpy(buf, global->title_buf, size);
+   strlcpy(buf, system->title_buf, size);
    if (buf_fps)
       strlcpy(buf_fps, "N/A", size_fps);
 
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 8dec817bb7..1602a0f507 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -1087,38 +1087,6 @@ void rarch_main_free(void)
    config_free();
 }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
-#define DEFAULT_EXT "zip"
-#else
-#define DEFAULT_EXT ""
-#endif
-
-
-static void init_system_info(void)
-{
-   global_t *global               = global_get_ptr();
-   rarch_system_info_t *system    = rarch_system_info_get_ptr();
-
-   pretro_get_system_info(&system->info);
-
-   if (!system->info.library_name)
-      system->info.library_name = "Unknown";
-   if (!system->info.library_version)
-      system->info.library_version = "v0";
-
-#ifndef RARCH_CONSOLE
-   snprintf(global->title_buf, sizeof(global->title_buf),
-         RETRO_FRONTEND " : ");
-#endif
-   strlcat(global->title_buf, system->info.library_name, sizeof(global->title_buf));
-   strlcat(global->title_buf, " ", sizeof(global->title_buf));
-   strlcat(global->title_buf, system->info.library_version, sizeof(global->title_buf));
-   strlcpy(system->valid_extensions, system->info.valid_extensions ?
-         system->info.valid_extensions : DEFAULT_EXT,
-         sizeof(system->valid_extensions));
-   system->block_extract = system->info.block_extract;
-}
-
 /* 
  * rarch_verify_api_version:
  *
@@ -1249,7 +1217,7 @@ int rarch_main_init(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
 
    init_libretro_sym(global->core_type);
-   init_system_info();
+   rarch_system_info_init();
 
    init_drivers_pre();
 
diff --git a/runloop.h b/runloop.h
index 75877b9205..3c0e170db0 100644
--- a/runloop.h
+++ b/runloop.h
@@ -224,8 +224,6 @@ typedef struct global
       bool use_output_dir;
    } record;
 
-   char title_buf[64];
-
    struct
    {
       struct string_list *list;
diff --git a/system.c b/system.c
index 1e6404ecf6..db579be37b 100644
--- a/system.c
+++ b/system.c
@@ -13,7 +13,17 @@
  *  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#include <compat/strl.h>
+
 #include "system.h"
+#include "dynamic.h"
+#include "intl/intl.h"
+
+#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
+#define DEFAULT_EXT "zip"
+#else
+#define DEFAULT_EXT ""
+#endif
 
 static rarch_system_info_t *g_system;
 
@@ -51,3 +61,27 @@ void rarch_system_info_free(void)
    free(g_system);
    g_system = NULL;
 }
+
+void rarch_system_info_init(void)
+{
+   rarch_system_info_t *system    = rarch_system_info_get_ptr();
+
+   pretro_get_system_info(&system->info);
+
+   if (!system->info.library_name)
+      system->info.library_name = "Unknown";
+   if (!system->info.library_version)
+      system->info.library_version = "v0";
+
+#ifndef RARCH_CONSOLE
+   snprintf(system->title_buf, sizeof(system->title_buf),
+         RETRO_FRONTEND " : ");
+#endif
+   strlcat(system->title_buf, system->info.library_name, sizeof(system->title_buf));
+   strlcat(system->title_buf, " ", sizeof(system->title_buf));
+   strlcat(system->title_buf, system->info.library_version, sizeof(system->title_buf));
+   strlcpy(system->valid_extensions, system->info.valid_extensions ?
+         system->info.valid_extensions : DEFAULT_EXT,
+         sizeof(system->valid_extensions));
+   system->block_extract = system->info.block_extract;
+}
diff --git a/system.h b/system.h
index a7519b0230..888210e2fa 100644
--- a/system.h
+++ b/system.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ extern "C" {
 
 typedef struct rarch_system_info
 {
+   char title_buf[64];
+
    struct retro_system_info info;
 
    unsigned rotation;
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ rarch_system_info_t *rarch_system_info_get_ptr(void);
 
 void rarch_system_info_free(void);
 
+void rarch_system_info_init(void);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif