diff --git a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
index 38a69a2eb5..d9a5e653e1 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
@@ -243,10 +243,8 @@ static int menu_setting_start_pressed(unsigned type,
 }
 
 static int menu_setting_toggle_pressed(unsigned type,
-      const char *dir, const char *label,
-      unsigned action)
+      const char *label, unsigned action)
 {
-   struct retro_perf_counter **counters = NULL;
    menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs = (menu_file_list_cbs_t*)
       file_list_get_actiondata_at_offset(driver.menu->selection_buf,
             driver.menu->selection_ptr);
@@ -254,23 +252,6 @@ static int menu_setting_toggle_pressed(unsigned type,
    if (cbs && cbs->action_toggle)
       return cbs->action_toggle(type, label, action);
 
-   if (type >= MENU_SETTINGS_PERF_COUNTERS_BEGIN &&
-         type <= MENU_SETTINGS_PERF_COUNTERS_END)
-   {
-      counters = (struct retro_perf_counter**)perf_counters_rarch;
-      return menu_common_setting_set_perf(type, action, counters,
-            type - MENU_SETTINGS_PERF_COUNTERS_BEGIN);
-   }
-   else if (type >= MENU_SETTINGS_LIBRETRO_PERF_COUNTERS_BEGIN &&
-         type <= MENU_SETTINGS_LIBRETRO_PERF_COUNTERS_END)
-   {
-      counters = (struct retro_perf_counter**)perf_counters_libretro;
-      return menu_common_setting_set_perf(type, action, counters,
-            type - MENU_SETTINGS_LIBRETRO_PERF_COUNTERS_BEGIN);
-   }
-   else if (driver.menu_ctx && driver.menu_ctx->backend)
-      return menu_action_setting_set(type, label, action);
-
    return 0;
 }
 
@@ -325,7 +306,7 @@ static int menu_settings_iterate(unsigned action)
       case MENU_ACTION_LEFT:
       case MENU_ACTION_RIGHT:
          {
-            int ret = menu_setting_toggle_pressed(type, path, label, action);
+            int ret = menu_setting_toggle_pressed(type, label, action);
 
             if (ret)
                return ret;
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
index b3384b0112..6cebdaa73f 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
@@ -500,15 +500,3 @@ unsigned menu_common_type_is(const char *label, unsigned type)
 
    return 0;
 }
-
-int menu_common_setting_set_perf(unsigned setting, unsigned action,
-      struct retro_perf_counter **counters, unsigned offset)
-{
-   if (counters[offset] && action == MENU_ACTION_START)
-   {
-      counters[offset]->total = 0;
-      counters[offset]->call_cnt = 0;
-   }
-
-   return 0;
-}
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_common.h b/frontend/menu/menu_common.h
index b8753d6b50..d397f0d8bc 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_common.h
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_common.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include "../../playlist.h"
 #include "../../input/input_common.h"
 #include "../../input/keyboard_line.h"
-#include "../../performance.h"
 #include "../../gfx/shader/shader_context.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_RGUI
@@ -155,9 +154,6 @@ void menu_update_system_info(menu_handle_t *menu, bool *load_no_content);
 
 unsigned menu_common_type_is(const char *label, unsigned type);
 
-int menu_common_setting_set_perf(unsigned setting, unsigned action,
-      struct retro_perf_counter **counters, unsigned offset);
-
 void apply_deferred_settings(void);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_entries.c b/frontend/menu/menu_entries.c
index 55291bd05e..025559001a 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_entries.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_entries.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "menu_action.h"
 #include "../../settings_data.h"
 #include "../../file_ext.h"
+#include "../../performance.h"
 
 static void entries_refresh(file_list_t *list)
 {
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_entries_cbs.c b/frontend/menu/menu_entries_cbs.c
index 12c98caea4..4dc5ae1f1e 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_entries_cbs.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_entries_cbs.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "backend/menu_backend.h"
 
 #include "../../config.def.h"
+#include "../../performance.h"
 
 static void common_load_content(void)
 {
@@ -587,6 +588,42 @@ static int action_ok_help(const char *path,
    return 0;
 }
 
+static int performance_counters_core_toggle(unsigned type, const char *label,
+      unsigned action)
+{
+   struct retro_perf_counter **counters = (struct retro_perf_counter**)
+      perf_counters_libretro;
+   unsigned offset = type - MENU_SETTINGS_LIBRETRO_PERF_COUNTERS_BEGIN;
+
+   (void)label;
+
+   if (counters[offset] && action == MENU_ACTION_START)
+   {
+      counters[offset]->total = 0;
+      counters[offset]->call_cnt = 0;
+   }
+
+   return 0;
+}
+
+static int performance_counters_frontend_toggle(unsigned type, const char *label,
+      unsigned action)
+{
+   struct retro_perf_counter **counters = (struct retro_perf_counter**)
+      perf_counters_rarch;
+   unsigned offset = type - MENU_SETTINGS_PERF_COUNTERS_BEGIN;
+
+   (void)label;
+
+   if (counters[offset] && action == MENU_ACTION_START)
+   {
+      counters[offset]->total = 0;
+      counters[offset]->call_cnt = 0;
+   }
+
+   return 0;
+}
+
 static int core_setting_toggle(unsigned type, const char *label,
       unsigned action)
 {
@@ -756,7 +793,7 @@ static void menu_entries_cbs_init_bind_toggle(menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs,
    if (!cbs)
       return;
 
-   cbs->action_toggle = NULL;
+   cbs->action_toggle = menu_action_setting_set;
 
    if ((menu_common_type_is(label, type) == MENU_SETTINGS_SHADER_OPTIONS) ||
          !strcmp(label, "video_shader_parameters") ||
@@ -765,6 +802,12 @@ static void menu_entries_cbs_init_bind_toggle(menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs,
       cbs->action_toggle = menu_shader_manager_setting_toggle;
    else if ((type >= MENU_SETTINGS_CORE_OPTION_START))
       cbs->action_toggle = core_setting_toggle;
+   else if (type >= MENU_SETTINGS_PERF_COUNTERS_BEGIN &&
+         type <= MENU_SETTINGS_PERF_COUNTERS_END)
+      cbs->action_toggle = performance_counters_frontend_toggle;
+   else if (type >= MENU_SETTINGS_LIBRETRO_PERF_COUNTERS_BEGIN &&
+         type <= MENU_SETTINGS_LIBRETRO_PERF_COUNTERS_END)
+      cbs->action_toggle = performance_counters_core_toggle;
 }
 
 void menu_entries_cbs_init(void *data,
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_input_line_cb.c b/frontend/menu/menu_input_line_cb.c
index 390f4e80b2..ee1a27343f 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_input_line_cb.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_input_line_cb.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "menu_action.h"
 #include "../../input/keyboard_line.h"
 #include "menu_input_line_cb.h"
+#include "../../performance.h"
 #include "../../settings_data.h"
 
 void menu_key_start_line(void *data, const char *label,
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 5c56f5aa2a..a29db42d6c 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "dynamic.h"
 #include "compat/strl.h"
 #include "screenshot.h"
+#include "performance.h"
 #include "cheats.h"
 #include "compat/getopt_rarch.h"
 #include "compat/posix_string.h"