diff --git a/menu/menu_displaylist.c b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
index 6a33b61a55..8d625e52f7 100644
--- a/menu/menu_displaylist.c
+++ b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
@@ -1715,13 +1715,10 @@ static int menu_displaylist_parse_database_entry(menu_displaylist_info_t *info)
       char tmp[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
       char crc_str[20];
       database_info_t *db_info_entry = &db_info->list[i];
-      bool show_advanced_settings    = false;
+      bool show_advanced_settings    = settings->menu.show_advanced_settings;
 
       crc_str[0] = tmp[0] = '\0';
 
-      if (settings)
-         show_advanced_settings      = settings->menu.show_advanced_settings;
-
       snprintf(crc_str, sizeof(crc_str), "%08X", db_info_entry->crc32);
 
       if (playlist)