diff --git a/gfx/video_shader_parse.c b/gfx/video_shader_parse.c
index 63bd620d61..ede222fcaf 100644
--- a/gfx/video_shader_parse.c
+++ b/gfx/video_shader_parse.c
@@ -583,6 +583,7 @@ bool video_shader_resolve_parameters(config_file_t *conf,
  * See: video_shader_read_preset
  **/
 bool video_shader_write_preset(const char *path,
+      const char *shader_dir,
       const struct video_shader *shader, bool reference)
 {
    /* We need to clean up paths to be able to properly process them
@@ -596,7 +597,7 @@ bool video_shader_write_preset(const char *path,
 
    fill_pathname_join(
       preset_dir,
-      config_get_ptr()->paths.directory_video_shader,
+      shader_dir,
       "presets",
       sizeof(preset_dir));
 
diff --git a/gfx/video_shader_parse.h b/gfx/video_shader_parse.h
index a7a492df79..bb49f07f1c 100644
--- a/gfx/video_shader_parse.h
+++ b/gfx/video_shader_parse.h
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ struct video_shader
  * See: video_shader_read_preset
  **/
 bool video_shader_write_preset(const char *path,
+      const char *shader_dir,
       const struct video_shader *shader, bool reference);
 
 /**
diff --git a/menu/menu_shader.c b/menu/menu_shader.c
index eab010355b..fba6985707 100644
--- a/menu/menu_shader.c
+++ b/menu/menu_shader.c
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ static bool menu_shader_manager_save_preset_internal(
 {
    bool ret                       = false;
    enum rarch_shader_type type    = RARCH_SHADER_NONE;
+   settings_t *settings           = config_get_ptr();
    char *preset_path              = NULL;
    size_t i                       = 0;
    char fullname[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
@@ -271,7 +272,9 @@ static bool menu_shader_manager_save_preset_internal(
    {
       preset_path = fullname;
 
-      ret = video_shader_write_preset(preset_path, shader, save_reference);
+      ret = video_shader_write_preset(preset_path,
+            settings->paths.directory_video_shader,
+            shader, save_reference);
 
       if (ret)
          RARCH_LOG("Saved shader preset to %s.\n", preset_path);
@@ -281,7 +284,6 @@ static bool menu_shader_manager_save_preset_internal(
    else
    {
       const char *dirs[3]  = {0};
-      settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
       char config_directory[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
 
       config_directory[0] = '\0';
@@ -306,7 +308,9 @@ static bool menu_shader_manager_save_preset_internal(
 
          preset_path = buffer;
 
-         ret = video_shader_write_preset(preset_path, shader, save_reference);
+         ret = video_shader_write_preset(preset_path,
+               settings->paths.directory_video_shader,
+               shader, save_reference);
 
          if (ret)
          {