diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_gx.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_gx.c
index 681a30832e..eabfc4f336 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_gx.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_gx.c
@@ -340,6 +340,8 @@ static void frontend_gx_exitspawn(char *s, size_t len)
       case FRONTEND_FORK_CORE_WITH_ARGS:
          should_load_game = true;
          break;
+      case FRONTEND_FORK_CORE:
+         /* fall-through */
       case FRONTEND_FORK_RESTART:
          {
             char new_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
@@ -400,9 +402,7 @@ static bool frontend_gx_set_fork(enum frontend_fork fork_mode)
    {
       case FRONTEND_FORK_CORE:
          RARCH_LOG("FRONTEND_FORK_CORE\n");
-         /* NOTE: We implement Salamander, so just turn
--          * this into FRONTEND_FORK_RESTART. */
-         gx_fork_mode  = FRONTEND_FORK_RESTART;
+         gx_fork_mode  = fork_mode;
          break;
       case FRONTEND_FORK_CORE_WITH_ARGS:
          RARCH_LOG("FRONTEND_FORK_CORE_WITH_ARGS\n");