diff --git a/driver_menu.h b/driver_menu.h
index 5e8eed9ee9..3461d9379a 100644
--- a/driver_menu.h
+++ b/driver_menu.h
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ typedef struct
    const uint8_t *font;
    bool alloc_font;
 
-   struct retro_system_info info;
    bool load_no_content;
 
    struct gfx_shader *shader;
diff --git a/frontend/menu/disp/rgui.c b/frontend/menu/disp/rgui.c
index 3fb7354b1a..e415ad2e74 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/disp/rgui.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/disp/rgui.c
@@ -317,13 +317,13 @@ static void rgui_render(void)
    blit_line(RGUI_TERM_START_X + RGUI_TERM_START_X, RGUI_TERM_START_X, title_buf, true);
 
    char title_msg[64];
-   const char *core_name = driver.menu->info.library_name;
+   const char *core_name = g_extern.menu.info.library_name;
    if (!core_name)
       core_name = g_extern.system.info.library_name;
    if (!core_name)
       core_name = "No Core";
 
-   const char *core_version = driver.menu->info.library_version;
+   const char *core_version = g_extern.menu.info.library_version;
    if (!core_version)
       core_version = g_extern.system.info.library_version;
    if (!core_version)
diff --git a/frontend/menu/disp/rmenu.c b/frontend/menu/disp/rmenu.c
index f39e51c0b9..0387e4edac 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/disp/rmenu.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/disp/rmenu.c
@@ -186,13 +186,13 @@ static void rmenu_render(void)
             title_buf, &font_parms);
 
    char title_msg[64];
-   const char *core_name = menu->info.library_name;
+   const char *core_name = g_extern.menu.info.library_name;
    if (!core_name)
       core_name = g_extern.system.info.library_name;
    if (!core_name)
       core_name = "No Core";
 
-   const char *core_version = menu->info.library_version;
+   const char *core_version = g_extern.menu.info.library_version;
    if (!core_version)
       core_version = g_extern.system.info.library_version;
    if (!core_version)
diff --git a/frontend/menu/disp/rmenu_xui.cpp b/frontend/menu/disp/rmenu_xui.cpp
index 7d61577295..388af0fe3c 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/disp/rmenu_xui.cpp
+++ b/frontend/menu/disp/rmenu_xui.cpp
@@ -403,13 +403,13 @@ static void rmenu_xui_render(void)
    blit_line(RXUI_TERM_START_X + 15, 15, title_buf, true);
 
    char title_msg[64];
-   const char *core_name = driver.menu->info.library_name;
+   const char *core_name = g_extern.menu.info.library_name;
    if (!core_name)
       core_name = g_extern.system.info.library_name;
    if (!core_name)
       core_name = "No Core";
 
-   const char *core_version = driver.menu->info.library_version;
+   const char *core_version = g_extern.menu.info.library_version;
    if (!core_version)
       core_version = g_extern.system.info.library_version;
    if (!core_version)
diff --git a/frontend/menu/disp/shared.h b/frontend/menu/disp/shared.h
index 1c71d87184..870b614cdd 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/disp/shared.h
+++ b/frontend/menu/disp/shared.h
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static void get_title(const char *label, const char *dir,
          snprintf(title, sizeof_title, "CONTENT %s", dir);
       else
       {
-         const char *core_name = driver.menu->info.library_name;
+         const char *core_name = g_extern.menu.info.library_name;
          if (!core_name)
             core_name = g_extern.system.info.library_name;
          if (!core_name)
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
index ee7838c29d..208927594a 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
@@ -19,42 +19,6 @@
 #include "menu_entries.h"
 #include "../frontend.h"
 
-void menu_update_system_info(menu_handle_t *menu, bool *load_no_content)
-{
-   const core_info_t *info = NULL;
-#if defined(HAVE_DYNAMIC) && defined(HAVE_MENU)
-   libretro_free_system_info(&menu->info);
-   if (!(*g_settings.libretro))
-      return;
-
-   libretro_get_system_info(g_settings.libretro, &menu->info,
-         load_no_content);
-#endif
-   if (!g_extern.core_info)
-      return;
-
-   if (!core_info_list_get_info(g_extern.core_info,
-            g_extern.core_info_current, g_settings.libretro))
-      return;
-
-   /* Keep track of info for the currently selected core. */
-   info = (const core_info_t*)g_extern.core_info_current;
-
-   if (!g_extern.verbosity)
-      return;
-
-   RARCH_LOG("[Core Info]:\n");
-   if (info->display_name)
-      RARCH_LOG("Display Name = %s\n", info->display_name);
-   if (info->supported_extensions)
-      RARCH_LOG("Supported Extensions = %s\n",
-            info->supported_extensions);
-   if (info->authors)
-      RARCH_LOG("Authors = %s\n", info->authors);
-   if (info->permissions)
-      RARCH_LOG("Permissions = %s\n", info->permissions);
-}
-
 static void draw_frame(bool enable)
 {
    if (driver.video_data && driver.video_poke &&
@@ -91,7 +55,7 @@ static void throttle_frame(void)
 static void menu_update_libretro_info(menu_handle_t *menu)
 {
 #ifndef HAVE_DYNAMIC
-   retro_get_system_info(&menu->info);
+   retro_get_system_info(&g_extern.menu.info);
 #endif
 
    core_info_list_free(g_extern.core_info);
@@ -99,7 +63,7 @@ static void menu_update_libretro_info(menu_handle_t *menu)
    if (*g_settings.libretro_directory)
       g_extern.core_info = core_info_list_new(g_settings.libretro_directory);
 
-   menu_update_system_info(menu, NULL);
+   rarch_update_system_info(&g_extern.menu.info, NULL);
 }
 
 static void menu_environment_get(int *argc, char *argv[],
@@ -136,7 +100,7 @@ bool load_menu_content(void)
          content_playlist_push(g_extern.history,
                g_extern.fullpath,
                g_settings.libretro,
-               driver.menu->info.library_name);
+               g_extern.menu.info.library_name);
       }
    }
 
@@ -246,7 +210,7 @@ void menu_free(void *data)
       driver.menu_ctx->free(menu);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_DYNAMIC
-   libretro_free_system_info(&menu->info);
+   libretro_free_system_info(&g_extern.menu.info);
 #endif
 
    file_list_free(menu->menu_stack);
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_entries.c b/frontend/menu/menu_entries.c
index e67bc6cc1d..d2a799e8da 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_entries.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_entries.c
@@ -782,12 +782,12 @@ int menu_parse_and_resolve(file_list_t *list, file_list_t *menu_list)
    else if (!strcmp(label, "detect_core_list"))
       exts = g_extern.core_info ? core_info_list_get_all_extensions(
             g_extern.core_info) : "";
-   else if (driver.menu->info.valid_extensions)
+   else if (g_extern.menu.info.valid_extensions)
    {
       exts = ext_buf;
-      if (*driver.menu->info.valid_extensions)
+      if (*g_extern.menu.info.valid_extensions)
          snprintf(ext_buf, sizeof(ext_buf), "%s|zip",
-               driver.menu->info.valid_extensions);
+               g_extern.menu.info.valid_extensions);
       else
          *ext_buf = '\0';
    }
diff --git a/general.h b/general.h
index 48416be395..8fbc36accf 100644
--- a/general.h
+++ b/general.h
@@ -603,6 +603,13 @@ struct global
       bool out_rgb32;
    } filter;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_MENU
+   struct
+   {
+      struct retro_system_info info;
+   } menu;
+#endif
+
    msg_queue_t *msg_queue;
 
    bool exec;
@@ -831,6 +838,9 @@ int rarch_defer_core(core_info_list_t *data,
       const char *dir, const char *path, char *deferred_path,
       size_t sizeof_deferred_path);
 
+void rarch_update_system_info(struct retro_system_info *info,
+      bool *load_no_content);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 1368466723..860f50a618 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -3384,7 +3384,7 @@ void rarch_main_command(unsigned cmd)
       case RARCH_CMD_LOAD_CORE:
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
          if (driver.menu)
-            menu_update_system_info(driver.menu, &driver.menu->load_no_content);
+            rarch_update_system_info(&g_extern.menu.info, &driver.menu->load_no_content);
 #endif
          break;
       case RARCH_CMD_LOAD_STATE:
@@ -3999,3 +3999,39 @@ bool rarch_replace_config(const char *path)
 
    return true;
 }
+
+void rarch_update_system_info(struct retro_system_info *_info, bool *load_no_content)
+{
+   const core_info_t *info = NULL;
+#if defined(HAVE_DYNAMIC)
+   libretro_free_system_info(_info);
+   if (!(*g_settings.libretro))
+      return;
+
+   libretro_get_system_info(g_settings.libretro, _info,
+         load_no_content);
+#endif
+   if (!g_extern.core_info)
+      return;
+
+   if (!core_info_list_get_info(g_extern.core_info,
+            g_extern.core_info_current, g_settings.libretro))
+      return;
+
+   /* Keep track of info for the currently selected core. */
+   info = (const core_info_t*)g_extern.core_info_current;
+
+   if (!g_extern.verbosity)
+      return;
+
+   RARCH_LOG("[Core Info]:\n");
+   if (info->display_name)
+      RARCH_LOG("Display Name = %s\n", info->display_name);
+   if (info->supported_extensions)
+      RARCH_LOG("Supported Extensions = %s\n",
+            info->supported_extensions);
+   if (info->authors)
+      RARCH_LOG("Authors = %s\n", info->authors);
+   if (info->permissions)
+      RARCH_LOG("Permissions = %s\n", info->permissions);
+}