diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 232819005f..7b7f1b8312 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ static bool init_state(void)
    return true;
 }
 
-bool rarch_option_create(char *path, size_t len)
+bool rarch_option_create(char *s, size_t len)
 {
    char core_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
    char config_directory[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
@@ -1146,10 +1146,10 @@ bool rarch_option_create(char *path, size_t len)
       return false;
 
    /* Concatenate strings into full paths for game_path */
-   fill_pathname_join(path,
+   fill_pathname_join(s,
          config_directory, core_name, len);
-   fill_string_join(path, game_name, len);
-   strlcat(path, ".opt", len);
+   fill_string_join(s, game_name, len);
+   strlcat(s, ".opt", len);
 
    fill_pathname_join(core_path,
          config_directory, core_name, sizeof(core_path));
diff --git a/retroarch.h b/retroarch.h
index c3fbe8deeb..31042687f6 100644
--- a/retroarch.h
+++ b/retroarch.h
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ enum rarch_content_type rarch_path_is_media_type(const char *path);
 
 const char *rarch_get_current_savefile_dir(void);
 
-bool rarch_option_create(char *path, size_t len);
+bool rarch_option_create(char *s, size_t len);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }