diff --git a/menu/menu_entries_cbs_ok.c b/menu/menu_entries_cbs_ok.c
index c71ff28bc2..f0c3638203 100644
--- a/menu/menu_entries_cbs_ok.c
+++ b/menu/menu_entries_cbs_ok.c
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ char core_updater_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
 static int menu_action_setting_set_current_string_path(
       rarch_setting_t *setting, const char *dir, const char *path)
 {
-   fill_pathname_join(setting->value.string, dir, path, setting->size);
+   char s[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+   fill_pathname_join(s, dir, path, sizeof(s));
+   setting_set_with_string_representation(setting, s);
    return menu_setting_generic(setting);
 }