diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_left.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_left.c
index 0f5de91849..305214903d 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_left.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_left.c
@@ -445,7 +445,6 @@ static int disk_options_disk_idx_left(unsigned type, const char *label,
 static int action_left_video_gpu_index(unsigned type, const char *label,
       bool wraparound)
 {
-   settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
    enum gfx_ctx_api api = video_context_driver_get_api();
 
    switch (api)
@@ -457,6 +456,7 @@ static int action_left_video_gpu_index(unsigned type, const char *label,
 
          if (list)
          {
+            settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
             if (settings->ints.vulkan_gpu_index > 0)
                settings->ints.vulkan_gpu_index--;
             else
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ static int action_left_video_gpu_index(unsigned type, const char *label,
 
          if (list)
          {
+            settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
             if (settings->ints.d3d10_gpu_index > 0)
                settings->ints.d3d10_gpu_index--;
             else
@@ -489,6 +490,7 @@ static int action_left_video_gpu_index(unsigned type, const char *label,
 
          if (list)
          {
+            settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
             if (settings->ints.d3d11_gpu_index > 0)
                settings->ints.d3d11_gpu_index--;
             else
@@ -505,6 +507,7 @@ static int action_left_video_gpu_index(unsigned type, const char *label,
 
          if (list)
          {
+            settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
             if (settings->ints.d3d12_gpu_index > 0)
                settings->ints.d3d12_gpu_index--;
             else
diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_right.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_right.c
index 035f07c28d..0200d672e1 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_right.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_right.c
@@ -373,7 +373,6 @@ static int action_right_shader_num_passes(unsigned type, const char *label,
 static int action_right_video_gpu_index(unsigned type, const char *label,
       bool wraparound)
 {
-   settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
    enum gfx_ctx_api api = video_context_driver_get_api();
 
    switch (api)
@@ -385,6 +384,7 @@ static int action_right_video_gpu_index(unsigned type, const char *label,
 
          if (list)
          {
+            settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
             if (settings->ints.vulkan_gpu_index <(int)(list->size - 1))
                settings->ints.vulkan_gpu_index++;
             else if (settings->ints.vulkan_gpu_index == (int)(list->size - 1))
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ static int action_right_video_gpu_index(unsigned type, const char *label,
 
          if (list)
          {
+            settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
             if (settings->ints.d3d10_gpu_index < (int)(list->size - 1))
                settings->ints.d3d10_gpu_index++;
             else if (settings->ints.d3d10_gpu_index == (int)(list->size - 1))
@@ -417,6 +418,7 @@ static int action_right_video_gpu_index(unsigned type, const char *label,
 
          if (list)
          {
+            settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
             if (settings->ints.d3d11_gpu_index < (int)(list->size - 1))
                settings->ints.d3d11_gpu_index++;
             else if (settings->ints.d3d11_gpu_index == (int)(list->size - 1))
@@ -433,6 +435,7 @@ static int action_right_video_gpu_index(unsigned type, const char *label,
 
          if (list)
          {
+            settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
             if (settings->ints.d3d12_gpu_index < (int)(list->size - 1))
                settings->ints.d3d12_gpu_index++;
             else if (settings->ints.d3d12_gpu_index == (int)(list->size - 1))