diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_title.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_title.c
index 481305f3fb..939b726964 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_title.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_title.c
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ static int action_get_title_video_shader_preset(const char *path, const char *la
 static int action_get_title_generic(char *s, size_t len, const char *path,
       const char *text)
 {
-   char elem0_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
    struct string_list *list_path    = NULL;
    
    if (path && path[0] != '\0')
@@ -137,6 +136,7 @@ static int action_get_title_generic(char *s, size_t len, const char *path,
 
    if (list_path)
    {
+      char elem0_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
       if (list_path->size > 0)
          strlcpy(elem0_path, list_path->elems[0].data, sizeof(elem0_path));
       string_list_free(list_path);