diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index 299df36ec3..3a89c4561d 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #endif
 
 static settings_t *g_config;
-struct global g_extern;
 struct defaults g_defaults;
 
 /**
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_context/androidegl_ctx.c b/gfx/drivers_context/androidegl_ctx.c
index 726b5e432c..c98ce0d8c8 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_context/androidegl_ctx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_context/androidegl_ctx.c
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ static void android_gfx_ctx_check_window(void *data, bool *quit,
       bool *resize, unsigned *width, unsigned *height, unsigned frame_count)
 {
    unsigned new_width, new_height;
+   global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
 
    (void)frame_count;
 
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ static void android_gfx_ctx_check_window(void *data, bool *quit,
    }
 
    /* Check if we are exiting. */
-   if (g_extern.system.shutdown)
+   if (global->system.shutdown)
       *quit = true;
 }
 
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_context/bbqnx_ctx.c b/gfx/drivers_context/bbqnx_ctx.c
index efdf2e9d3e..a2f516a107 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_context/bbqnx_ctx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_context/bbqnx_ctx.c
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ static void gfx_ctx_qnx_check_window(void *data, bool *quit,
       bool *resize, unsigned *width, unsigned *height, unsigned frame_count)
 {
    unsigned new_width, new_height;
+   global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
 
    (void)data;
    (void)frame_count;
@@ -339,7 +340,7 @@ static void gfx_ctx_qnx_check_window(void *data, bool *quit,
    }
 
    /* Check if we are exiting. */
-   if (g_extern.system.shutdown)
+   if (global->system.shutdown)
       *quit = true;
 }
 
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_context/d3d_ctx.cpp b/gfx/drivers_context/d3d_ctx.cpp
index 2391f35c80..ecb092131c 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_context/d3d_ctx.cpp
+++ b/gfx/drivers_context/d3d_ctx.cpp
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ void d3d_make_d3dpp(void *data, const video_info_t *info, D3DPRESENT_PARAMETERS
 {
    d3d_video_t *d3d =(d3d_video_t*)data;
    settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
+   global_t *global     = global_get_ptr();
 
    memset(d3dpp, 0, sizeof(*d3dpp));
 
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ void d3d_make_d3dpp(void *data, const video_info_t *info, D3DPRESENT_PARAMETERS
 #ifdef _XBOX
    d3dpp->BackBufferFormat = 
 #ifdef _XBOX360
-      g_extern.console.screen.gamma_correction ? 
+      global->console.screen.gamma_correction ? 
       (D3DFORMAT)MAKESRGBFMT(info->rgb32 ? D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8 : D3DFMT_LIN_R5G6B5) :
 #endif
       info->rgb32 ? D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8 : D3DFMT_LIN_R5G6B5;
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ void d3d_make_d3dpp(void *data, const video_info_t *info, D3DPRESENT_PARAMETERS
    if (!widescreen_mode)
       d3dpp->Flags |= D3DPRESENTFLAG_NO_LETTERBOX;
 
-   if (g_extern.console.screen.gamma_correction)
+   if (global->console.screen.gamma_correction)
       d3dpp->FrontBufferFormat       = (D3DFORMAT)MAKESRGBFMT(D3DFMT_LE_X8R8G8B8);
    else
       d3dpp->FrontBufferFormat       = D3DFMT_LE_X8R8G8B8;
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_context/drm_egl_ctx.c b/gfx/drivers_context/drm_egl_ctx.c
index e6b81ce4c7..edad14cd31 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_context/drm_egl_ctx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_context/drm_egl_ctx.c
@@ -598,11 +598,12 @@ static EGLint *egl_fill_attribs(EGLint *attr)
       case GFX_CTX_OPENGL_API:
       {
          unsigned version = g_major * 1000 + g_minor;
-         bool core = version >= 3001;
+         bool core        = version >= 3001;
 #ifdef GL_DEBUG
-         bool debug = true;
+         bool debug       = true;
 #else
-         bool debug = g_extern.system.hw_render_callback.debug_context;
+         global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
+         bool debug       = global->system.hw_render_callback.debug_context;
 #endif
 
          if (core)
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_context/glx_ctx.c b/gfx/drivers_context/glx_ctx.c
index ff208a2e4b..6815477d7b 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_context/glx_ctx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_context/glx_ctx.c
@@ -345,9 +345,10 @@ static bool gfx_ctx_glx_init(void *data)
       None
    };
    int nelements, major, minor;
-   GLXFBConfig *fbcs = NULL;
+   GLXFBConfig *fbcs       = NULL;
    gfx_ctx_glx_data_t *glx = (gfx_ctx_glx_data_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(gfx_ctx_glx_data_t));
-   driver_t *driver = driver_get_ptr();
+   driver_t *driver        = driver_get_ptr();
+   global_t *global        = global_get_ptr();
 
    if (!glx)
       return false;
@@ -373,7 +374,7 @@ static bool gfx_ctx_glx_init(void *data)
 #ifdef GL_DEBUG
    glx->g_debug = true;
 #else
-   glx->g_debug = g_extern.system.hw_render_callback.debug_context;
+   glx->g_debug = global->system.hw_render_callback.debug_context;
 #endif
 
    glx->g_core = (g_major * 1000 + g_minor) >= 3001; /* Have to use ContextAttribs */
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_context/ps3_ctx.c b/gfx/drivers_context/ps3_ctx.c
index ac4beed006..5830062e35 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_context/ps3_ctx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_context/ps3_ctx.c
@@ -99,8 +99,9 @@ static void gfx_ctx_ps3_get_available_resolutions(void)
       CELL_VIDEO_OUT_RESOLUTION_1600x1080,
       CELL_VIDEO_OUT_RESOLUTION_1080
    };
+   global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
 
-   if (g_extern.console.screen.resolutions.check)
+   if (global->console.screen.resolutions.check)
       return;
 
    defaultresolution = true;
@@ -116,31 +117,31 @@ static void gfx_ctx_ps3_get_available_resolutions(void)
          resolution_count++;
    }
 
-   g_extern.console.screen.resolutions.list = malloc(resolution_count * sizeof(uint32_t));
-   g_extern.console.screen.resolutions.count = 0;
+   global->console.screen.resolutions.list = malloc(resolution_count * sizeof(uint32_t));
+   global->console.screen.resolutions.count = 0;
 
    for (i = 0; i < num_videomodes; i++)
    {
       if (cellVideoOutGetResolutionAvailability(CELL_VIDEO_OUT_PRIMARY, videomode[i],
                CELL_VIDEO_OUT_ASPECT_AUTO, 0))
       {
-         g_extern.console.screen.resolutions.list[g_extern.console.screen.resolutions.count++] = videomode[i];
-         g_extern.console.screen.resolutions.initial.id = videomode[i];
+         global->console.screen.resolutions.list[global->console.screen.resolutions.count++] = videomode[i];
+         global->console.screen.resolutions.initial.id = videomode[i];
 
-         if (g_extern.console.screen.resolutions.current.id == videomode[i])
+         if (global->console.screen.resolutions.current.id == videomode[i])
          {
             defaultresolution = false;
-            g_extern.console.screen.resolutions.current.idx = g_extern.console.screen.resolutions.count-1;
+            global->console.screen.resolutions.current.idx = global->console.screen.resolutions.count-1;
          }
       }
    }
 
    /* In case we didn't specify a resolution - make the last resolution
       that was added to the list (the highest resolution) the default resolution */
-   if (g_extern.console.screen.resolutions.current.id > num_videomodes || defaultresolution)
-      g_extern.console.screen.resolutions.current.idx = g_extern.console.screen.resolutions.count - 1;
+   if (global->console.screen.resolutions.current.id > num_videomodes || defaultresolution)
+      global->console.screen.resolutions.current.idx = global->console.screen.resolutions.count - 1;
 
-   g_extern.console.screen.resolutions.check = true;
+   global->console.screen.resolutions.check = true;
 }
 
 static void gfx_ctx_ps3_set_swap_interval(void *data, unsigned interval)
@@ -244,15 +245,18 @@ static void gfx_ctx_ps3_get_video_size(void *data,
 static bool gfx_ctx_ps3_init(void *data)
 {
    driver_t *driver = driver_get_ptr();
+   global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
    gfx_ctx_ps3_data_t *ps3 = (gfx_ctx_ps3_data_t*)
       calloc(1, sizeof(gfx_ctx_ps3_data_t));
 
    (void)data;
+   (void)global;
 
    if (!ps3)
       return false;
 
 #if defined(HAVE_PSGL)
+   PSGLdeviceParameters params;
    PSGLinitOptions options = {
       .enable = PSGL_INIT_MAX_SPUS | PSGL_INIT_INITIALIZE_SPUS,
       .maxSPUs = 1,
@@ -263,7 +267,6 @@ static bool gfx_ctx_ps3_init(void *data)
    sys_spu_initialize(6, 1);
    psglInit(&options);
 
-   PSGLdeviceParameters params;
 
    params.enable = PSGL_DEVICE_PARAMETERS_COLOR_FORMAT |
       PSGL_DEVICE_PARAMETERS_DEPTH_FORMAT |
@@ -272,21 +275,21 @@ static bool gfx_ctx_ps3_init(void *data)
    params.depthFormat = GL_NONE;
    params.multisamplingMode = GL_MULTISAMPLING_NONE_SCE;
 
-   if (g_extern.console.screen.resolutions.current.id)
+   if (global->console.screen.resolutions.current.id)
    {
       params.enable |= PSGL_DEVICE_PARAMETERS_WIDTH_HEIGHT;
-      params.width = gfx_ctx_ps3_get_resolution_width(g_extern.console.screen.resolutions.current.id);
-      params.height = gfx_ctx_ps3_get_resolution_height(g_extern.console.screen.resolutions.current.id);
-      g_extern.console.screen.pal_enable = false;
+      params.width = gfx_ctx_ps3_get_resolution_width(global->console.screen.resolutions.current.id);
+      params.height = gfx_ctx_ps3_get_resolution_height(global->console.screen.resolutions.current.id);
+      global->console.screen.pal_enable = false;
 
       if (params.width == 720 && params.height == 576)
       {
          RARCH_LOG("[PSGL Context]: 720x576 resolution detected, setting MODE_VIDEO_PAL_ENABLE.\n");
-         g_extern.console.screen.pal_enable = true;
+         global->console.screen.pal_enable = true;
       }
    }
 
-   if (g_extern.console.screen.pal60_enable)
+   if (global->console.screen.pal60_enable)
    {
       RARCH_LOG("[PSGL Context]: Setting temporal PAL60 mode.\n");
       params.enable |= PSGL_DEVICE_PARAMETERS_RESC_PAL_TEMPORAL_MODE;
@@ -302,7 +305,7 @@ static bool gfx_ctx_ps3_init(void *data)
    psglResetCurrentContext();
 #endif
 
-   g_extern.console.screen.pal_enable = 
+   global->console.screen.pal_enable = 
       cellVideoOutGetResolutionAvailability(
             CELL_VIDEO_OUT_PRIMARY, CELL_VIDEO_OUT_RESOLUTION_576,
             CELL_VIDEO_OUT_ASPECT_AUTO, 0);
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_context/wayland_ctx.c b/gfx/drivers_context/wayland_ctx.c
index f45a488b1b..2c0f4aca0d 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_context/wayland_ctx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_context/wayland_ctx.c
@@ -522,7 +522,8 @@ static EGLint *egl_fill_attribs(EGLint *attr)
 #ifdef GL_DEBUG
          bool debug = true;
 #else
-         bool debug = g_extern.system.hw_render_callback.debug_context;
+         global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
+         bool debug = global->system.hw_render_callback.debug_context;
 #endif
 
          if (core)
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_context/wgl_ctx.c b/gfx/drivers_context/wgl_ctx.c
index d8c7011a42..32ca4c2c76 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_context/wgl_ctx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_context/wgl_ctx.c
@@ -105,8 +105,9 @@ static void setup_pixel_format(HDC hdc)
 static void create_gl_context(HWND hwnd)
 {
    bool core_context;
-   bool debug = g_extern.system.hw_render_callback.debug_context;
+   global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
    driver_t *driver = driver_get_ptr();
+   bool debug       = global->system.hw_render_callback.debug_context;
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
    dll_handle = LoadLibrary("OpenGL32.dll");
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_context/win32_common.c b/gfx/drivers_context/win32_common.c
index 3f0090d827..98f32062a7 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_context/win32_common.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_context/win32_common.c
@@ -52,10 +52,13 @@ static bool win32_browser(HWND owner, char *filename, const char *extensions,
 
 LRESULT win32_menu_loop(HWND owner, WPARAM wparam)
 {
-    WPARAM mode      = wparam & 0xffff;
-	unsigned cmd     = RARCH_CMD_NONE;
-	bool do_wm_close = false;
+    WPARAM mode         = wparam & 0xffff;
+	unsigned cmd         = RARCH_CMD_NONE;
+	bool do_wm_close     = false;
    settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
+   global_t   *global   = global_get_ptr();
+
+   (void)global;
 
 	switch (mode)
    {
@@ -89,7 +92,7 @@ LRESULT win32_menu_loop(HWND owner, WPARAM wparam)
                      cmd = RARCH_CMD_LOAD_CORE;
                      break;
                   case ID_M_LOAD_CONTENT:
-                     strlcpy(g_extern.fullpath, win32_file, sizeof(g_extern.fullpath));
+                     strlcpy(global->fullpath, win32_file, sizeof(global->fullpath));
                      cmd = RARCH_CMD_LOAD_CONTENT;
                      do_wm_close = true;
                      break;
@@ -140,7 +143,7 @@ LRESULT win32_menu_loop(HWND owner, WPARAM wparam)
          if (mode >= ID_M_WINDOW_SCALE_1X && mode <= ID_M_WINDOW_SCALE_10X)
          {
             unsigned idx = (mode - (ID_M_WINDOW_SCALE_1X-1));
-            g_extern.pending.windowed_scale = idx;
+            global->pending.windowed_scale = idx;
             cmd = RARCH_CMD_RESIZE_WINDOWED_SCALE;
          }
          else if (mode == ID_M_STATE_INDEX_AUTO)
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_context/xegl_ctx.c b/gfx/drivers_context/xegl_ctx.c
index 565811600e..41711a1bef 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_context/xegl_ctx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_context/xegl_ctx.c
@@ -385,7 +385,8 @@ static EGLint *xegl_fill_attribs(EGLint *attr)
       {
          unsigned version = g_major * 1000 + g_minor;
          bool core = version >= 3001;
-         bool debug = g_extern.system.hw_render_callback.debug_context;
+         global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
+         bool debug = global->system.hw_render_callback.debug_context;
 
 #ifdef GL_DEBUG
          debug = true;
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_shader/shader_gl_cg.c b/gfx/drivers_shader/shader_gl_cg.c
index ab49d03d48..8ee99aba24 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_shader/shader_gl_cg.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_shader/shader_gl_cg.c
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ static void gl_cg_set_params(void *data, unsigned width, unsigned height,
    const struct gl_tex_info *prev_info = (const struct gl_tex_info*)_prev_info;
    const struct gl_tex_info *fbo_info = (const struct gl_tex_info*)_fbo_info;
    driver_t *driver = driver_get_ptr();
+   global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
    cg_shader_data_t *cg = (cg_shader_data_t*)driver->video_shader_data;
 
    (void)data;
@@ -250,13 +251,13 @@ static void gl_cg_set_params(void *data, unsigned width, unsigned height,
    set_param_2f(cg->prg[cg->active_idx].tex_size_f, tex_width, tex_height);
    set_param_2f(cg->prg[cg->active_idx].out_size_f, out_width, out_height);
    set_param_1f(cg->prg[cg->active_idx].frame_dir_f,
-         g_extern.rewind.frame_is_reverse ? -1.0 : 1.0);
+         global->rewind.frame_is_reverse ? -1.0 : 1.0);
 
    set_param_2f(cg->prg[cg->active_idx].vid_size_v, width, height);
    set_param_2f(cg->prg[cg->active_idx].tex_size_v, tex_width, tex_height);
    set_param_2f(cg->prg[cg->active_idx].out_size_v, out_width, out_height);
    set_param_1f(cg->prg[cg->active_idx].frame_dir_v,
-         g_extern.rewind.frame_is_reverse ? -1.0 : 1.0);
+         global->rewind.frame_is_reverse ? -1.0 : 1.0);
 
    if (cg->prg[cg->active_idx].frame_cnt_f || cg->prg[cg->active_idx].frame_cnt_v)
    {
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_shader/shader_glsl.c b/gfx/drivers_shader/shader_glsl.c
index 1621259cc7..0abce0ee2f 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_shader/shader_glsl.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_shader/shader_glsl.c
@@ -947,6 +947,7 @@ static void gl_glsl_set_params(void *data, unsigned width, unsigned height,
    const struct gl_tex_info *fbo_info = (const struct gl_tex_info*)_fbo_info;
    struct glsl_attrib *attr = (struct glsl_attrib*)attribs;
    driver_t *driver = driver_get_ptr();
+   global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
    glsl_shader_data_t *glsl = (glsl_shader_data_t*)driver->video_shader_data;
 
    if (!glsl)
@@ -985,7 +986,7 @@ static void gl_glsl_set_params(void *data, unsigned width, unsigned height,
    }
 
    if (uni->frame_direction >= 0)
-      glUniform1i(uni->frame_direction, g_extern.rewind.frame_is_reverse ? -1 : 1);
+      glUniform1i(uni->frame_direction, global->rewind.frame_is_reverse ? -1 : 1);
 
 
    for (i = 0; i < glsl->glsl_shader->luts; i++)
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_shader/shader_hlsl.c b/gfx/drivers_shader/shader_hlsl.c
index bafde2b308..f71062c685 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_shader/shader_hlsl.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_shader/shader_hlsl.c
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ static void hlsl_set_params(void *data, unsigned width, unsigned height,
    const struct gl_tex_info *prev_info = (const struct gl_tex_info*)_prev_info;
    const struct gl_tex_info *fbo_info = (const struct gl_tex_info*)_fbo_info;
    driver_t *driver = driver_get_ptr();
+   global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
    hlsl_shader_data_t *hlsl = (hlsl_shader_data_t*)driver->video_shader_data;
 
    if (!hlsl)
@@ -132,13 +133,13 @@ static void hlsl_set_params(void *data, unsigned width, unsigned height,
    set_param_2f(hlsl->prg[hlsl->active_idx].tex_size_f, tex_size, hlsl->prg[hlsl->active_idx].f_ctable);
    set_param_2f(hlsl->prg[hlsl->active_idx].out_size_f, out_size, hlsl->prg[hlsl->active_idx].f_ctable);
    set_param_1f(hlsl->prg[hlsl->active_idx].frame_cnt_f, frame_cnt, hlsl->prg[hlsl->active_idx].f_ctable);
-   set_param_1f(hlsl->prg[hlsl->active_idx].frame_dir_f, g_extern.rewind.frame_is_reverse ? -1.0 : 1.0, hlsl->prg[hlsl->active_idx].f_ctable);
+   set_param_1f(hlsl->prg[hlsl->active_idx].frame_dir_f, global->rewind.frame_is_reverse ? -1.0 : 1.0, hlsl->prg[hlsl->active_idx].f_ctable);
 
    set_param_2f(hlsl->prg[hlsl->active_idx].vid_size_v, ori_size, hlsl->prg[hlsl->active_idx].v_ctable);
    set_param_2f(hlsl->prg[hlsl->active_idx].tex_size_v, tex_size, hlsl->prg[hlsl->active_idx].v_ctable);
    set_param_2f(hlsl->prg[hlsl->active_idx].out_size_v, out_size, hlsl->prg[hlsl->active_idx].v_ctable);
    set_param_1f(hlsl->prg[hlsl->active_idx].frame_cnt_v, frame_cnt, hlsl->prg[hlsl->active_idx].v_ctable);
-   set_param_1f(hlsl->prg[hlsl->active_idx].frame_dir_v, g_extern.rewind.frame_is_reverse ? -1.0 : 1.0, hlsl->prg[hlsl->active_idx].v_ctable);
+   set_param_1f(hlsl->prg[hlsl->active_idx].frame_dir_v, global->rewind.frame_is_reverse ? -1.0 : 1.0, hlsl->prg[hlsl->active_idx].v_ctable);
 
    /* TODO - set lookup textures/FBO textures/state parameters/etc */
 }
diff --git a/runloop.c b/runloop.c
index e3cd3e8abe..ed8aadf47a 100644
--- a/runloop.c
+++ b/runloop.c
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 
 static struct runloop *g_runloop;
 
+struct global g_extern;
+
 /* Convenience macros. */
 #define check_oneshot_func(trigger_input) (check_is_oneshot(BIT64_GET(trigger_input, RARCH_FRAMEADVANCE), BIT64_GET(trigger_input, RARCH_REWIND)))
 #define check_slowmotion_func(input)      (check_slowmotion(BIT64_GET(input, RARCH_SLOWMOTION)))