diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index ddb8c8f86a..b5846e2b4b 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ static const uint16_t network_remote_base_port = 55400;
 static const unsigned default_content_history_size = 100;
 
 /* Show Menu start-up screen on boot. */
-static const bool menu_show_start_screen = true;
+static const bool default_menu_show_start_screen = true;
 
 #ifdef RARCH_MOBILE
 static const bool menu_dpi_override_enable = false;
diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index eae69b338c..90f681909e 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ static void config_set_defaults(void)
    settings->libretro_log_level                = libretro_log_level;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
-   settings->menu_show_start_screen            = menu_show_start_screen;
+   settings->menu_show_start_screen            = default_menu_show_start_screen;
    settings->menu.pause_libretro               = true;
    settings->menu.mouse.enable                 = false;
    settings->menu.pointer.enable               = pointer_enable;
diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index fef89ad2de..2fe60afa29 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -5780,7 +5780,7 @@ static bool setting_append_list_menu_options(
          &settings->menu_show_start_screen,
          menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_RGUI_SHOW_START_SCREEN),
          menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_VALUE_RGUI_SHOW_START_SCREEN),
-         menu_show_start_screen,
+         default_menu_show_start_screen,
          menu_hash_to_str(MENU_VALUE_OFF),
          menu_hash_to_str(MENU_VALUE_ON),
          &group_info,