diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index b1bdd94b3b..a1eaecda86 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -1283,7 +1283,9 @@ static void config_set_defaults(void)
 
    if (!string_is_empty(g_defaults.dir.osk_overlay))
    {
-      char temp_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
+      char temp_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+
+      temp_path[0] = '\0';
 
       fill_pathname_expand_special(temp_path,
             g_defaults.dir.osk_overlay, sizeof(temp_path));
@@ -1299,7 +1301,9 @@ static void config_set_defaults(void)
    }
    else
    {
-      char temp_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
+      char temp_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+
+      temp_path[0] = '\0';
 
       strlcpy(temp_path,
             settings->directory.overlay,
@@ -1708,10 +1712,10 @@ static bool config_load_file(const char *path, bool set_defaults,
    settings_t *settings)
 {
    unsigned i;
+   char tmp_str[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
    bool ret                                        = false;
    bool tmp_bool                                   = false;
    char *save                                      = NULL;
-   char tmp_str[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
    unsigned msg_color                              = 0;
    config_file_t *conf                             = NULL;
    struct config_int_setting       *int_settings   = NULL;
@@ -2265,7 +2269,9 @@ bool config_load_override(void)
    /* If a game override exists, add it's location to append_config_path */
    if (new_conf)
    {
-      char temp_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
+      char temp_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+
+      temp_path[0] = '\0';
 
       config_file_free(new_conf);
 
diff --git a/list_special.c b/list_special.c
index 97a0268c9a..235f77ff96 100644
--- a/list_special.c
+++ b/list_special.c
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
 struct string_list *dir_list_new_special(const char *input_dir,
       enum dir_list_type type, const char *filter)
 {
-   char ext_shaders[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
-   char ext_name[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+   char ext_shaders[255];
+   char ext_name[255];
    const char *dir                   = NULL;
    const char *exts                  = NULL;
    bool include_dirs                 = false;
diff --git a/playlist.c b/playlist.c
index a3f2c80efe..530296a7da 100644
--- a/playlist.c
+++ b/playlist.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ bool playlist_push(playlist_t *playlist,
    {
       if (string_is_empty(core_name) && !string_is_empty(core_path))
       {
-         static char base_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
+         static char base_path[255] = {0};
          fill_pathname_base_noext(base_path, core_path, sizeof(base_path));
          core_name = base_path;
          RARCH_LOG("core_name is now: %s\n", core_name);
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 2a4a048b46..4419814b05 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static void retroarch_print_features(void)
 
 static void retroarch_print_version(void)
 {
-   char str[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+   char str[255];
 
    str[0] = '\0';
 
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ bool retroarch_main_init(int argc, char *argv[])
 
    if (verbosity_is_enabled())
    {
-      char str[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+      char str[255];
 
       str[0] = '\0';
 
diff --git a/runloop.c b/runloop.c
index 491b23c66f..67fa0d2fb0 100644
--- a/runloop.c
+++ b/runloop.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static bool runloop_cmd_get_state_menu_toggle_button_combo(
  **/
 static bool rarch_game_specific_options(char **output)
 {
-   char game_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+   char game_path[255];
 
    game_path[0] ='\0';