diff --git a/libretro-common/file/dir_list.c b/libretro-common/file/dir_list.c
index 66cef873a2..4eb9baf5e5 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/dir_list.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/dir_list.c
@@ -192,20 +192,20 @@ static int parse_dir_entry(const char *name, char *file_path,
 
 /**
  * dir_list_new:
- * @dir          : directory path.
+ * @dir          : directories path.
  * @ext          : allowed extensions of file directory entries to include.
  * @include_dirs : include directories as part of the finished directory listing?
  *
  * Create a directory listing.
  *
- * Returns: pointer to a directory listing of type 'struct string_list *' on success,
+ * Returns: pointer to a file listing of type 'struct string_list *' on success,
  * NULL in case of error. Has to be freed manually.
  **/
 struct string_list *dir_list_new(const char *dir,
       const char *ext, bool include_dirs)
 {
    char path_buf[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
-   struct string_list *ext_list, *list;
+   struct string_list *ext_list, *list, *dir_list;
 #ifdef _WIN32
    WIN32_FIND_DATA ffd;
    HANDLE hFind = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ struct string_list *dir_list_new(const char *dir,
 #endif
 
    ext_list = NULL;
+   dir_list = NULL;
    (void)path_buf;
 
    if (!(list = string_list_new()))
@@ -223,6 +224,9 @@ struct string_list *dir_list_new(const char *dir,
    if (ext)
       ext_list = string_split(ext, "|");
 
+   if (dir)
+      dir_list = string_split(dir, ";");
+
 #ifdef _WIN32
    snprintf(path_buf, sizeof(path_buf), "%s\\*", dir);
 
@@ -230,72 +234,79 @@ struct string_list *dir_list_new(const char *dir,
    if (hFind == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
       goto error;
 
-   do
+   // Process the directory list from the end to the start to have an override
+   // of file from the first directory by the file from the last directory.
+   for (int i = dir_list->size -1; i >= 0; i--)
    {
-      int ret = 0;
-      char file_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
-      const char *name        = ffd.cFileName;
-      const char *file_ext    = path_get_extension(name);
-      bool is_dir             = ffd.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY;
+      const char * dir_name = dir_list->elems[i].data;
+      do
+      {
+         int ret = 0;
+         char file_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+         const char *name        = ffd.cFileName;
+         const char *file_ext    = path_get_extension(name);
+         bool is_dir             = ffd.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY;
 
-      fill_pathname_join(file_path, dir, name, sizeof(file_path));
+         fill_pathname_join(file_path, dir_name, name, sizeof(file_path));
 
-      ret = parse_dir_entry(name, file_path, is_dir,
-            include_dirs, list, ext_list, file_ext);
+         ret = parse_dir_entry(name, file_path, is_dir,
+               include_dirs, list, ext_list, file_ext);
 
-      if (ret == -1)
-         goto error;
+         if (ret == -1)
+            break; //invalid folder continue with next
 
-      if (ret == 1)
-         continue;
-   }while (FindNextFile(hFind, &ffd) != 0);
+         if (ret == 1)
+            continue;
+      }while (FindNextFile(hFind, &ffd) != 0);
 
-   FindClose(hFind);
-   string_list_free(ext_list);
-   return list;
-
-error:
-   if (hFind != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
       FindClose(hFind);
+   }
 #else
-   directory = opendir(dir);
-   if (!directory)
-      goto error;
-
-   while ((entry = readdir(directory)))
+   // Process the directory list from the end to the start to have an override
+   // of file from the first directory by the file from the last directory.
+   for (int i = dir_list->size-1; i >= 0; i--)
    {
-      int ret = 0;
-      char file_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
-      const char *name     = entry->d_name;
-      const char *file_ext = path_get_extension(name);
-      bool is_dir = false;
+      const char * dir_name = dir_list->elems[i].data;
 
-      fill_pathname_join(file_path, dir, name, sizeof(file_path));
+      directory = opendir(dir_name);
 
-      is_dir = dirent_is_directory(file_path, entry);
-
-      ret = parse_dir_entry(name, file_path, is_dir,
-            include_dirs, list, ext_list, file_ext);
-
-      if (ret == -1)
-         goto error;
-
-      if (ret == 1)
+      if (!directory)
          continue;
+
+      while ((entry = readdir(directory)))
+      {
+         int ret = 0;
+         char file_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+         const char *name     = entry->d_name;
+         const char *file_ext = path_get_extension(name);
+         bool is_dir = false;
+
+         fill_pathname_join(file_path, dir_name, name, sizeof(file_path));
+
+         is_dir = dirent_is_directory(file_path, entry);
+
+         ret = parse_dir_entry(name, file_path, is_dir,
+               include_dirs, list, ext_list, file_ext);
+
+         if (ret == -1)
+            break; //invalid folder continue with next
+
+         if (ret == 1)
+            continue;
+      }
+
+      closedir(directory);
    }
 
-   closedir(directory);
-
-   string_list_free(ext_list);
-   return list;
-
-error:
-
-   if (directory)
-      closedir(directory);
-
 #endif
-   string_list_free(list);
+   string_list_free(dir_list);
    string_list_free(ext_list);
-   return NULL;
+   
+   if (list->size == 0)
+   {
+     string_list_free(list);
+     return NULL;
+   }
+     
+   return list;
 }