diff --git a/command_event.c b/command_event.c
index a08b29e32f..87a8b634a0 100644
--- a/command_event.c
+++ b/command_event.c
@@ -537,6 +537,8 @@ static void event_set_savestate_auto_index(void)
 
 static bool event_init_content(void)
 {
+   rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_SET_SRAM_ENABLE, NULL);
+
    /* No content to be loaded for dummy core,
     * just successfully exit. */
    if (rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_DUMMY_CORE, NULL))
@@ -567,7 +569,6 @@ static bool event_init_content(void)
 static bool event_init_core(void *data)
 {
    retro_ctx_environ_info_t info;
-   global_t *global                = global_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings            = config_get_ptr();
    enum rarch_core_type *core_type = (enum rarch_core_type*)data;
 
@@ -603,9 +604,6 @@ static bool event_init_core(void *data)
    if (!core_ctl(CORE_CTL_RETRO_INIT, NULL))
       return false;
 
-   global->sram.use = rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_PLAIN_CORE, NULL) 
-      && !content_ctl(CONTENT_CTL_DOES_NOT_NEED_CONTENT, NULL);
-
    if (!event_init_content())
       return false;
 
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 622b3c2122..8ae4f253ee 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -1370,6 +1370,10 @@ bool rarch_ctl(enum rarch_ctl_state state, void *data)
             return false;
          set_paths_redirect(global->name.base);
          break;
+      case RARCH_CTL_SET_SRAM_ENABLE:
+         global->sram.use = rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_PLAIN_CORE, NULL) 
+            && !content_ctl(CONTENT_CTL_DOES_NOT_NEED_CONTENT, NULL);
+         break;
       case RARCH_CTL_SET_ERROR_ON_INIT:
          rarch_error_on_init = true;
          break;
diff --git a/retroarch.h b/retroarch.h
index c2d282768e..ff5824fba1 100644
--- a/retroarch.h
+++ b/retroarch.h
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ enum rarch_ctl_state
 
    RARCH_CTL_SET_PATHS_REDIRECT,
 
+   RARCH_CTL_SET_SRAM_ENABLE,
+
    RARCH_CTL_SET_FORCE_FULLSCREEN,
 
    RARCH_CTL_UNSET_FORCE_FULLSCREEN,