diff --git a/qb/config.libs.sh b/qb/config.libs.sh
index 5868a09186..5e654194b7 100644
--- a/qb/config.libs.sh
+++ b/qb/config.libs.sh
@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@ else
    DYLIB=-ldl
 fi
 
-if [ -z "$LIBSNES" ]; then
-   LIBSNES="-lsnes"
+if [ -z "$LIBRETRO" ]; then
+   LIBRETRO="-lretro"
 else
    echo "Explicit libsnes used, disabling dynamic libsnes loading ..."
    HAVE_DYNAMIC=no
 fi
 
 if [ $HAVE_DYNAMIC != yes ]; then
-   check_lib_cxx SNES $LIBSNES snes_init $DYLIB
-   check_critical SNES "Cannot find libsnes."
-   add_define_make libsnes $LIBSNES
+   check_lib_cxx RETRO $LIBRETRO retro_init $DYLIB
+   check_critical RETRO "Cannot find libretro."
+   add_define_make libretro $LIBRETRO
 fi
 
 check_lib THREADS -lpthread pthread_create
diff --git a/qb/config.params.sh b/qb/config.params.sh
index eeb551f0a1..3734fdff09 100644
--- a/qb/config.params.sh
+++ b/qb/config.params.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ PACKAGE_VERSION=0.9.5
 # $2: Comment                 
 # $3: Default arg. auto implies that HAVE_ALSA will be set according to library checks later on.
 add_command_line_enable DYNAMIC "Disable dynamic loading of libsnes library" yes
-add_command_line_string LIBSNES "libsnes library used" ""
+add_command_line_string LIBRETRO "libretro library used" ""
 add_command_line_enable THREADS "Threading support" auto
 add_command_line_enable FFMPEG "Enable FFmpeg recording support" auto
 add_command_line_enable X264RGB "Enable lossless X264 RGB recording" no
diff --git a/ssnes.c b/ssnes.c
index 8455f54489..4994f2c0cc 100644
--- a/ssnes.c
+++ b/ssnes.c
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ static void print_features(void)
    _PSUPP(xml, "XML", "bSNES XML pixel shaders");
    _PSUPP(sdl_image, "SDL_image", "SDL_image image loading");
    _PSUPP(fbo, "FBO", "OpenGL render-to-texture (multi-pass shaders)");
-   _PSUPP(dynamic, "Dynamic", "Dynamic run-time loading of libsnes library");
+   _PSUPP(dynamic, "Dynamic", "Dynamic run-time loading of libretro library");
    _PSUPP(ffmpeg, "FFmpeg", "On-the-fly recording of gameplay with libavcodec");
    _PSUPP(x264rgb, "x264 RGB", "x264 lossless RGB recording for FFmpeg");
    _PSUPP(configfile, "Config file", "Configuration file support");
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ static void print_compiler(FILE *file)
 static void print_help(void)
 {
    puts("===================================================================");
-   puts("ssnes: Simple Super Nintendo Emulator (libsnes) -- v" PACKAGE_VERSION " --");
+   puts("ssnes: Frontend for libretro -- v" PACKAGE_VERSION " --");
    print_compiler(stdout);
    puts("===================================================================");
    puts("Usage: ssnes [rom file] [options...]");
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ static void print_help(void)
    puts("\t-c/--config: Path for config file." SSNES_DEFAULT_CONF_PATH_STR);
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_DYNAMIC
-   puts("\t-L/--libsnes: Path to libsnes implementation. Overrides any config setting.");
+   puts("\t-L/--libretro: Path to libretro implementation. Overrides any config setting.");
 #endif
    puts("\t-g/--gameboy: Path to Gameboy ROM. Load SuperGameBoy as the regular rom.");
    puts("\t-b/--bsx: Path to BSX rom. Load BSX BIOS as the regular rom.");
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ static void parse_input(int argc, char *argv[])
 
    const struct option opts[] = {
 #ifdef HAVE_DYNAMIC
-      { "libsnes", 1, NULL, 'L' },
+      { "libretro", 1, NULL, 'L' },
 #endif
       { "help", 0, NULL, 'h' },
       { "save", 1, NULL, 's' },
@@ -2293,7 +2293,7 @@ int ssnes_main_init(int argc, char *argv[])
    if (*g_extern.basename)
       psnes_set_cartridge_basename(g_extern.basename);
 
-   SSNES_LOG("Version of libsnes API: %u.%u\n",
+   SSNES_LOG("Version of libretro API: %u.%u\n",
          psnes_library_revision_major(), psnes_library_revision_minor());
 
    g_extern.use_sram = true;