diff --git a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
index a3e1d1a896..e853eeceaa 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
@@ -1874,7 +1874,7 @@ static int menu_action_ok(const char *dir,
       return -1;
    }
    else if (!strcmp(menu_label, "core_list")
-         && type == MENU_FILE_PLAIN)
+         && type == MENU_FILE_CORE)
    {
       fill_pathname_join(g_settings.libretro, dir, path,
             sizeof(g_settings.libretro));