diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index 44ca8c52f9..f6e65748f1 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -2368,6 +2368,7 @@ static bool config_load_file(const char *path, bool set_defaults,
 #endif
    const char *path_core                           = NULL;
    const char *path_config                         = NULL;
+   const char *shader_ext                          = NULL;
    int bool_settings_size                          = sizeof(settings->bools)  / sizeof(settings->bools.placeholder);
    int float_settings_size                         = sizeof(settings->floats) / sizeof(settings->floats.placeholder);
    int int_settings_size                           = sizeof(settings->ints)   / sizeof(settings->ints.placeholder);
@@ -2875,8 +2876,7 @@ static bool config_load_file(const char *path, bool set_defaults,
 
    config_read_keybinds_conf(conf);
 
-
-   const char *shader_ext = path_get_extension(settings->paths.path_shader);
+   shader_ext = path_get_extension(settings->paths.path_shader);
 
    if (!string_is_empty(shader_ext))
    {