diff --git a/frontend/frontend_console.c b/frontend/frontend_console.c
index bdc207c141..11bab8b887 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend_console.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend_console.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
    config_load();
    init_libretro_sym();
-   init_system_info();
+   rarch_init_system_info();
 
    init_console_drivers();
 
diff --git a/general.h b/general.h
index 9d9f3ac9a9..08dfdcff69 100644
--- a/general.h
+++ b/general.h
@@ -613,6 +613,7 @@ bool config_save_keybinds(const char *path);
 
 void rarch_game_reset(void);
 void rarch_main_clear_state(void);
+void rarch_init_system_info(void);
 int rarch_main(int argc, char *argv[]);
 int rarch_main_init_wrap(const struct rarch_main_wrap *args);
 int rarch_main_init(int argc, char *argv[]);
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 0f11ff8df6..a0a936a96e 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -2586,7 +2586,7 @@ void rarch_main_clear_state(void)
    init_state();
 }
 
-static void init_system_info(void)
+void rarch_init_system_info(void)
 {
    struct retro_system_info *info = &g_extern.system.info;
    pretro_get_system_info(info);
@@ -2667,7 +2667,7 @@ int rarch_main_init(int argc, char *argv[])
    config_load();
 
    init_libretro_sym();
-   init_system_info();
+   rarch_init_system_info();
 
    init_drivers_pre();