diff --git a/console/rarch_console.h b/console/rarch_console.h
index 974f57962d..15fefd4004 100644
--- a/console/rarch_console.h
+++ b/console/rarch_console.h
@@ -105,9 +105,7 @@ typedef struct
    char shader_file[MAXIMUM_PATH];
    char shader_dir[MAXIMUM_PATH];
 #endif
-#ifdef IS_SALAMANDER
    char salamander_file[MAXIMUM_PATH];
-#endif
    char sram_dir[MAXIMUM_PATH];
    char system_dir[MAXIMUM_PATH];
 } default_paths_t;
diff --git a/gx/frontend/main.c b/gx/frontend/main.c
index 02863df058..9110cafe97 100644
--- a/gx/frontend/main.c
+++ b/gx/frontend/main.c
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ static void get_environment_settings(void)
    snprintf(default_paths.sram_dir, sizeof(default_paths.sram_dir), "%s/sram", default_paths.port_dir);
    snprintf(default_paths.input_presets_dir, sizeof(default_paths.input_presets_dir), "%s/input", default_paths.port_dir);
    strlcpy(default_paths.executable_extension, ".dol", sizeof(default_paths.executable_extension));
+   snprintf(default_paths.salamander_file, sizeof(default_paths.salamander_file), "boot.dol");
 }
 
 #define MAKE_FILE(x) {\
diff --git a/ps3/frontend/main.c b/ps3/frontend/main.c
index 2d9f7bee05..7fb81d0035 100644
--- a/ps3/frontend/main.c
+++ b/ps3/frontend/main.c
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ static void get_environment_settings(int argc, char *argv[])
       snprintf(default_paths.shader_file, sizeof(default_paths.shader_file), "%s/shaders/stock.cg", default_paths.core_dir);
       snprintf(default_paths.menu_shader_file, sizeof(default_paths.menu_shader_file), "%s/shaders/Borders/Menu/border-only-rarch.cg", default_paths.core_dir);
       snprintf(default_paths.config_file, sizeof(default_paths.config_file), "%s/retroarch.cfg", default_paths.port_dir);
+      snprintf(default_paths.salamander_file, sizeof(default_paths.salamander_file), "EBOOT.BIN");
    }
 
    g_extern.verbose = false;
diff --git a/ps3/salamander/main.c b/ps3/salamander/main.c
index 5ffcf83382..4fdb41e40e 100644
--- a/ps3/salamander/main.c
+++ b/ps3/salamander/main.c
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ static void get_environment_settings (void)
       snprintf(default_paths.input_presets_dir, sizeof(default_paths.input_presets_dir), "%s/input", default_paths.cgp_dir);
       snprintf(default_paths.border_dir, sizeof(default_paths.border_dir), "%s/borders", default_paths.core_dir);
       snprintf(default_paths.config_file, sizeof(default_paths.config_file), "%s/retroarch.cfg", default_paths.port_dir);
+      snprintf(default_paths.salamander_file, sizeof(default_paths.salamander_file), "EBOOT.BIN");
    }
-   snprintf(default_paths.salamander_file, sizeof(default_paths.salamander_file), "");
 }
 
 //dummy - just to avoid the emitted warnings
diff --git a/xdk/frontend/main.c b/xdk/frontend/main.c
index 67b4410832..b8b4c39465 100644
--- a/xdk/frontend/main.c
+++ b/xdk/frontend/main.c
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ static void get_environment_settings (void)
    strlcpy(default_paths.executable_extension, ".xbe", sizeof(default_paths.executable_extension));
    strlcpy(default_paths.filebrowser_startup_dir, "D:", sizeof(default_paths.filebrowser_startup_dir));
    strlcpy(default_paths.screenshots_dir, "D:\\screenshots", sizeof(default_paths.screenshots_dir));
+   snprintf(default_paths.salamander_file, sizeof(default_paths.salamander_file), "default.xbe");
 #elif defined(_XBOX360)
 #ifdef HAVE_HDD_CACHE_PARTITION
    strlcpy(default_paths.cache_dir, "cache:\\", sizeof(default_paths.cache_dir));
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ static void get_environment_settings (void)
    strlcpy(default_paths.system_dir, "game:\\system\\", sizeof(default_paths.system_dir));
    strlcpy(default_paths.executable_extension, ".xex", sizeof(default_paths.executable_extension));
    strlcpy(default_paths.filebrowser_startup_dir, "game:", sizeof(default_paths.filebrowser_startup_dir));
+   snprintf(default_paths.salamander_file, sizeof(default_paths.salamander_file), "default.xex");
 #endif
 }