diff --git a/runloop.c b/runloop.c
index f0ad05ae64..22441f83ad 100644
--- a/runloop.c
+++ b/runloop.c
@@ -938,7 +938,6 @@ static void rarch_main_cmd_get_state(
  */
 static INLINE int rarch_main_iterate_time_to_exit(bool quit_key_pressed)
 {
-   settings_t *settings          = config_get_ptr();
    bool time_to_exit             = runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_IS_SHUTDOWN, NULL) || quit_key_pressed;
    time_to_exit                  = time_to_exit || (video_driver_ctl(RARCH_DISPLAY_CTL_IS_ALIVE, NULL) == false);
    time_to_exit                  = time_to_exit || bsv_movie_ctl(BSV_MOVIE_CTL_END_EOF, NULL);
@@ -951,14 +950,17 @@ static INLINE int rarch_main_iterate_time_to_exit(bool quit_key_pressed)
    if (runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_IS_EXEC, NULL))
       runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_UNSET_EXEC, NULL);
 
-   /* Quits out of RetroArch main loop.
-    * On special case, loads dummy core
-    * instead of exiting RetroArch completely.
-    * Aborts core shutdown if invoked.
-    */
-   if (runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_IS_CORE_SHUTDOWN, NULL)
-         && settings->load_dummy_on_core_shutdown)
+   if (runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_IS_CORE_SHUTDOWN, NULL))
    {
+      /* Quits out of RetroArch main loop.
+       * On special case, loads dummy core
+       * instead of exiting RetroArch completely.
+       * Aborts core shutdown if invoked.
+       */
+
+      settings_t *settings          = config_get_ptr();
+      if (!settings->load_dummy_on_core_shutdown)
+         return -1;
       if (!runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_PREPARE_DUMMY, NULL))
          return -1;