diff --git a/dynamic.c b/dynamic.c
index 043e0637c0..933f11f171 100644
--- a/dynamic.c
+++ b/dynamic.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static void load_dynamic_core(void)
     * break in that scenario. */
    path_resolve_realpath(
          path_get_ptr(RARCH_PATH_CORE),
-         path_get_core_size());
+         path_get_realsize(RARCH_PATH_CORE));
 
    RARCH_LOG("Loading dynamic libretro core from: \"%s\"\n",
          path_get(RARCH_PATH_CORE));
diff --git a/frontend/frontend.c b/frontend/frontend.c
index 24492acc11..9d1d853b33 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend.c
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ void main_exit(void *args)
 #endif
 
    frontend_driver_deinit(args);
-   frontend_driver_exitspawn(path_get_ptr(RARCH_PATH_CORE), path_get_core_size());
+   frontend_driver_exitspawn(
+         path_get_ptr(RARCH_PATH_CORE),
+         path_get_realsize(RARCH_PATH_CORE));
 
    rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_DESTROY, NULL);
 
diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index df4a49dc19..6b43372b2f 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -2145,7 +2145,7 @@ static bool setting_append_list(
                      &group_info,
                      &subgroup_info,
                      parent_group);
-               (*list)[list_info->index - 1].size                = path_get_core_size();
+               (*list)[list_info->index - 1].size                = path_get_realsize(RARCH_PATH_CORE);
                (*list)[list_info->index - 1].value.target.string = path_get_ptr(RARCH_PATH_CORE);
                (*list)[list_info->index - 1].values       = ext_name;
                menu_settings_list_current_add_cmd(list, list_info, CMD_EVENT_LOAD_CORE);
diff --git a/paths.c b/paths.c
index 38d64c1814..475fd9bb5e 100644
--- a/paths.c
+++ b/paths.c
@@ -511,10 +511,32 @@ const char *path_get(enum rarch_path_type type)
    return NULL;
 }
 
-
-size_t path_get_core_size(void)
+size_t path_get_realsize(enum rarch_path_type type)
 {
-   return sizeof(path_libretro);
+   switch (type)
+   {
+      case RARCH_PATH_CONTENT:
+         return sizeof(path_content);
+      case RARCH_PATH_DEFAULT_SHADER_PRESET:
+         return sizeof(path_default_shader_preset);
+      case RARCH_PATH_BASENAME:
+         return sizeof(path_main_basename);
+      case RARCH_PATH_CORE_OPTIONS:
+         return sizeof(path_core_options_file);
+      case RARCH_PATH_SUBSYSTEM:
+         return sizeof(subsystem_path);
+      case RARCH_PATH_CONFIG:
+         return sizeof(path_config_file);
+      case RARCH_PATH_CONFIG_APPEND:
+         return sizeof(path_config_append_file);
+      case RARCH_PATH_CORE:
+         return sizeof(path_libretro);
+      case RARCH_PATH_NONE:
+      case RARCH_PATH_NAMES:
+         break;
+   }
+
+   return 0;
 }
 
 static void path_set_names(const char *path)
diff --git a/paths.h b/paths.h
index f58ef751a2..bf672233af 100644
--- a/paths.h
+++ b/paths.h
@@ -51,13 +51,8 @@ void path_deinit_savefile(void);
 
 void path_init_savefile(void);
 
-/* fill functions */
-
 void path_fill_names(void);
 
-/* set functions */
-
-
 bool path_set(enum rarch_path_type type, const char *path);
 
 void path_set_redirect(void);
@@ -66,28 +61,18 @@ void path_set_special(char **argv, unsigned num_content);
 
 void path_set_basename(const char *path);
 
-/* get size functions */
-
-size_t path_get_core_size(void);
-
-/* get list functions */
+size_t path_get_realsize(enum rarch_path_type type);
 
 struct string_list *path_get_subsystem_list(void);
 
-/* get functions */
-
 char *path_get_ptr(enum rarch_path_type type);
 
 const char *path_get(enum rarch_path_type type);
 
-/* clear functions */
-
 void path_clear(enum rarch_path_type type);
 
 void path_clear_all(void);
 
-/* is functions */
-
 bool path_is_empty(enum rarch_path_type type);
 
 enum rarch_content_type path_is_media_type(const char *path);