diff --git a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
index 9d6ccac1d5..ef8fd917e9 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ static int menu_info_screen_iterate(unsigned action)
             setting_data_get_description(current_setting, msg, sizeof(msg));
          break;
       case MENU_SETTINGS_VIDEO_REFRESH_RATE_AUTO:
-         if ((current_setting = (rarch_setting_t*)setting_data_find_setting(setting_data, "video_refresh_rate")))
+         if ((current_setting = (rarch_setting_t*)setting_data_find_setting(setting_data, "video_refresh_rate_auto")))
             setting_data_get_description(current_setting, msg, sizeof(msg));
          break;
       case MENU_LIBRETRO_DIR_PATH:
diff --git a/settings_data.c b/settings_data.c
index 04447b5dcc..4ac24e7d52 100644
--- a/settings_data.c
+++ b/settings_data.c
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ void setting_data_get_description(const void *data, char *msg, size_t sizeof_msg
                " \n"
                "Uses a custom swap interval for VSync. Set this \n"
                "to effectively halve monitor refresh rate.");
-    else if (!strcmp(setting->name, "video_refresh_rate"))
+    else if (!strcmp(setting->name, "video_refresh_rate_auto"))
          snprintf(msg, sizeof_msg,
                " -- Refresh Rate Auto.\n"
                " \n"
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ static void general_read_handler(const void *data)
         *setting->value.unsigned_integer = g_settings.video.fullscreen_x;
     else if (!strcmp(setting->name, "video_fullscreen_y"))
         *setting->value.unsigned_integer = g_settings.video.fullscreen_y;
-    else if (!strcmp(setting->name, "video_refresh_rate"))
+    else if (!strcmp(setting->name, "video_refresh_rate_auto"))
        *setting->value.fraction = g_settings.video.refresh_rate;
     else if (!strcmp(setting->name,  "video_aspect_ratio"))
         *setting->value.fraction = g_settings.video.aspect_ratio;
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ static void general_write_handler(const void *data)
       g_settings.video.fullscreen_x = *setting->value.unsigned_integer;
    else if (!strcmp(setting->name, "video_fullscreen_y"))
       g_settings.video.fullscreen_y = *setting->value.unsigned_integer;
-   else if (!strcmp(setting->name, "video_refresh_rate"))
+   else if (!strcmp(setting->name, "video_refresh_rate_auto"))
    {
       if (driver.video && driver.video_data)
       {
@@ -1473,7 +1473,7 @@ rarch_setting_t* setting_data_get_list(void)
          CONFIG_BOOL(g_settings.video.windowed_fullscreen,  "video_windowed_fullscreen",  "Windowed Fullscreen Mode",   windowed_fullscreen, GROUP_NAME, SUBGROUP_NAME, general_write_handler, general_read_handler)
          CONFIG_UINT(g_settings.video.fullscreen_x,         "video_fullscreen_x",         "Fullscreen Width",           fullscreen_x, GROUP_NAME, SUBGROUP_NAME, general_write_handler, general_read_handler)
          CONFIG_UINT(g_settings.video.fullscreen_y,         "video_fullscreen_y",         "Fullscreen Height",          fullscreen_y, GROUP_NAME, SUBGROUP_NAME, general_write_handler, general_read_handler)
-         CONFIG_FLOAT(g_settings.video.refresh_rate,        "video_refresh_rate",         "Refresh Rate",               refresh_rate, GROUP_NAME, SUBGROUP_NAME, general_write_handler, general_read_handler)
+         CONFIG_FLOAT(g_settings.video.refresh_rate,        "video_refresh_rate_auto",    "Refresh Rate",               refresh_rate, GROUP_NAME, SUBGROUP_NAME, general_write_handler, general_read_handler)
          END_SUB_GROUP()
 
          START_SUB_GROUP("Aspect")