diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c
index 282d451178..85aa842c2a 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ static int generic_action_ok(const char *path,
       case ACTION_OK_LOAD_SHADER_PASS:
          {
             struct video_shader *shader           = menu_shader_get();
-            struct video_shader_pass *shader_pass = shader ? &shader->pass[(unsigned)menu->hack_shader_pass] : NULL;
+            struct video_shader_pass *shader_pass = shader ? &shader->pass[menu->scratchpad.unsigned_var] : NULL;
             flush_char                            = msg_hash_to_str((enum msg_hash_enums)flush_id);
 
             if (shader_pass)
@@ -3337,7 +3337,7 @@ static int action_ok_shader_pass(const char *path,
    if (!menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_DRIVER_DATA_GET, &menu))
       return menu_cbs_exit();
 
-   menu->hack_shader_pass = type - MENU_SETTINGS_SHADER_PASS_0;
+   menu->scratchpad.unsigned_var = type - MENU_SETTINGS_SHADER_PASS_0;
    return generic_action_ok_displaylist_push(path, NULL, label, type, idx,
          entry_idx, ACTION_OK_DL_SHADER_PASS);
 }
diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_start.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_start.c
index 399c49b490..4564ecdf8a 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_start.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_start.c
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ static int action_start_shader_pass(unsigned type, const char *label)
    if (!menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_DRIVER_DATA_GET, &menu))
       return menu_cbs_exit();
 
-   menu->hack_shader_pass    = type - MENU_SETTINGS_SHADER_PASS_0;
+   menu->scratchpad.unsigned_var = type - MENU_SETTINGS_SHADER_PASS_0;
 
-   menu_shader_manager_clear_pass_path((unsigned)menu->hack_shader_pass);
+   menu_shader_manager_clear_pass_path(menu->scratchpad.unsigned_var);
 
    return 0;
 }
diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.h b/menu/menu_driver.h
index 95a43be1f5..6212d08c99 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.h
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.h
@@ -369,7 +369,10 @@ typedef struct
    unsigned rpl_entry_selection_ptr;
    unsigned rdb_entry_start_game_selection_ptr;
    size_t                     core_len;
-   size_t                     hack_shader_pass;
+   struct
+   {
+      unsigned                unsigned_var;
+   } scratchpad;
    uint64_t state;
 
    char *core_buf;