diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.c b/menu/menu_driver.c
index 977ab44e5b..351481eb05 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.c
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <retro_timers.h>
+#include <lists/dir_list.h>
 #include <string/stdstring.h>
 #include <streams/file_stream.h>
 
@@ -2805,4 +2806,65 @@ void menu_driver_set_last_shader_path_int(
    if (!string_is_empty(file_name))
       strlcpy(shader_file, file_name, file_len);
 }
+
+bool dir_init_shader_internal(
+      bool shader_remember_last_dir,
+      struct rarch_dir_shader_list *dir_list,
+      const char *shader_dir,
+      const char *shader_file_name,
+      bool show_hidden_files)
+{
+   size_t i;
+   struct string_list *new_list           = dir_list_new_special(
+         shader_dir, DIR_LIST_SHADERS, NULL, show_hidden_files);
+   bool search_file_name                  = shader_remember_last_dir &&
+         !string_is_empty(shader_file_name);
+
+   if (!new_list)
+      return false;
+
+   if (new_list->size < 1)
+   {
+      dir_list_free(new_list);
+      return false;
+   }
+
+   dir_list_sort(new_list, false);
+
+   dir_list->shader_list              = new_list;
+   dir_list->directory                = strdup(shader_dir);
+   dir_list->selection                = 0;
+   dir_list->shader_loaded            = false;
+   dir_list->remember_last_preset_dir = shader_remember_last_dir;
+
+   if (search_file_name)
+   {
+      for (i = 0; i < new_list->size; i++)
+      {
+         const char *file_name = NULL;
+         const char *file_path = new_list->elems[i].data;
+
+         if (string_is_empty(file_path))
+            continue;
+
+         /* If a shader file name has been provided,
+          * search the list for a match and set 'selection'
+          * index if found */
+         file_name = path_basename(file_path);
+
+         if (!string_is_empty(file_name) &&
+               string_is_equal(file_name, shader_file_name))
+         {
+            RARCH_LOG("[Shaders]: %s \"%s\"\n",
+                  msg_hash_to_str(MSG_FOUND_SHADER),
+                  file_path);
+
+            dir_list->selection = i;
+            break;
+         }
+      }
+   }
+
+   return true;
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/menu/menu_shader.h b/menu/menu_shader.h
index 97477883b3..9daff8494e 100644
--- a/menu/menu_shader.h
+++ b/menu/menu_shader.h
@@ -182,6 +182,13 @@ void menu_driver_set_last_shader_path_int(
       char *shader_dir, size_t dir_len,
       char *shader_file, size_t file_len);
 
+bool dir_init_shader_internal(
+      bool shader_remember_last_dir,
+      struct rarch_dir_shader_list *dir_list,
+      const char *shader_dir,
+      const char *shader_file_name,
+      bool show_hidden_files);
+
 RETRO_END_DECLS
 
 #endif
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 1c4b079f93..d30a5829eb 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -7439,67 +7439,6 @@ static void dir_free_shader(
 }
 
 #if defined(HAVE_CG) || defined(HAVE_GLSL) || defined(HAVE_SLANG) || defined(HAVE_HLSL)
-static bool dir_init_shader_internal(
-      bool shader_remember_last_dir,
-      struct rarch_dir_shader_list *dir_list,
-      const char *shader_dir,
-      const char *shader_file_name,
-      bool show_hidden_files)
-{
-   size_t i;
-   struct string_list *new_list           = dir_list_new_special(
-         shader_dir, DIR_LIST_SHADERS, NULL, show_hidden_files);
-   bool search_file_name                  = shader_remember_last_dir &&
-         !string_is_empty(shader_file_name);
-
-   if (!new_list)
-      return false;
-
-   if (new_list->size < 1)
-   {
-      dir_list_free(new_list);
-      return false;
-   }
-
-   dir_list_sort(new_list, false);
-
-   dir_list->shader_list              = new_list;
-   dir_list->directory                = strdup(shader_dir);
-   dir_list->selection                = 0;
-   dir_list->shader_loaded            = false;
-   dir_list->remember_last_preset_dir = shader_remember_last_dir;
-
-   if (search_file_name)
-   {
-      for (i = 0; i < new_list->size; i++)
-      {
-         const char *file_name = NULL;
-         const char *file_path = new_list->elems[i].data;
-
-         if (string_is_empty(file_path))
-            continue;
-
-         /* If a shader file name has been provided,
-          * search the list for a match and set 'selection'
-          * index if found */
-         file_name = path_basename(file_path);
-
-         if (!string_is_empty(file_name) &&
-               string_is_equal(file_name, shader_file_name))
-         {
-            RARCH_LOG("[Shaders]: %s \"%s\"\n",
-                  msg_hash_to_str(MSG_FOUND_SHADER),
-                  file_path);
-
-            dir_list->selection = i;
-            break;
-         }
-      }
-   }
-
-   return true;
-}
-
 static void dir_init_shader(
       struct rarch_state *p_rarch,
       settings_t *settings,