diff --git a/verbosity.c b/verbosity.c
index 5cc1a48b1a..da8a34308b 100644
--- a/verbosity.c
+++ b/verbosity.c
@@ -438,12 +438,11 @@ void RARCH_ERR(const char *fmt, ...)
 }
 #endif
 
-void rarch_log_file_set_override(const char *path)
+size_t rarch_log_file_set_override(const char *path)
 {
    verbosity_state_t *g_verbosity = &main_verbosity_st;
-
    g_verbosity->override_active   = true;
-   strlcpy(g_verbosity->override_path, path,
+   return strlcpy(g_verbosity->override_path, path,
          sizeof(g_verbosity->override_path));
 }
 
diff --git a/verbosity.h b/verbosity.h
index 39fe0743e3..808e0fa570 100644
--- a/verbosity.h
+++ b/verbosity.h
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ void rarch_log_file_init(
 
 void rarch_log_file_deinit(void);
 
-void rarch_log_file_set_override(const char *path);
+size_t rarch_log_file_set_override(const char *path);
 
 
 RETRO_END_DECLS