diff --git a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_lakka_backend.c b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_lakka_backend.c
index d3a943ccb8..d1ff11206f 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_lakka_backend.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_lakka_backend.c
@@ -359,27 +359,7 @@ static int menu_lakka_iterate(unsigned action)
       rarch_setting_t *setting = (rarch_setting_t*)
          active_subitem->setting;
 
-      switch (action)
-      {
-         case MENU_ACTION_OK:
-            if (setting->cmd_trigger.idx != RARCH_CMD_NONE)
-               setting->cmd_trigger.triggered = true;
-            /* fall-through */
-         case MENU_ACTION_LEFT:
-         case MENU_ACTION_RIGHT:
-         case MENU_ACTION_START:
-            if (setting->type == ST_BOOL)
-               menu_action_setting_boolean(setting, action);
-            else if (setting->type == ST_UINT)
-               menu_action_setting_unsigned_integer(setting, action);
-            else if (setting->type == ST_FLOAT)
-               menu_action_setting_fraction(setting, action);
-            else if (setting->type == ST_STRING)
-               menu_action_setting_driver(setting, action);
-            break;
-         default:
-            break;
-      }
+      menu_action_handle_setting(setting, 0, action);
    }
 
    switch (action)
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_action.c b/frontend/menu/menu_action.c
index d2fdf6f88e..6801ac32b4 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_action.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_action.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static int menu_entries_set_current_path_selection(
    return 0;
 }
 
-static int menu_action_handle_setting(rarch_setting_t *setting,
+int menu_action_handle_setting(rarch_setting_t *setting,
       unsigned type, unsigned action)
 {
    if (!setting)
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_action.h b/frontend/menu/menu_action.h
index 3f6e968311..d3e4d27544 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_action.h
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_action.h
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ int menu_action_setting_set_current_string_path(
 int menu_action_setting_set(unsigned type, const char *label,
       unsigned action);
 
+int menu_action_handle_setting(rarch_setting_t *setting,
+      unsigned type, unsigned action);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif