diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_deferred_push.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_deferred_push.c
index 5c76ff21b9..12352bef9e 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_deferred_push.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_deferred_push.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static int deferred_push_dlist(menu_displaylist_info_t *info, unsigned val)
 {
    if (!menu_displaylist_ctl(val, info))
       return menu_cbs_exit();
-   menu_displaylist_push_list_process(info);
+   menu_displaylist_ctl(DISPLAYLIST_PROCESS, info);
    return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_info.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_info.c
index 3e160613f0..be82173278 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_info.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_info.c
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ static int action_info_default(unsigned type, const char *label)
          menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_INFO_SCREEN),
         sizeof(info.label));
 
-   if (menu_displaylist_ctl(DISPLAYLIST_HELP, &info))
-   {
-      menu_displaylist_push_list_process(&info);
-      return 0;
-   }
+   if (!menu_displaylist_ctl(DISPLAYLIST_HELP, &info))
+      return -1;
 
-   return -1;
+   if (!menu_displaylist_ctl(DISPLAYLIST_PROCESS, &info))
+      return -1;
+
+   return 0;
 }
 
 int menu_cbs_init_bind_info(menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs,
diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c
index db8c90e5f9..033e8d8f15 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c
@@ -431,11 +431,11 @@ int generic_action_ok_displaylist_push(const char *path,
    if (info_path)
       strlcpy(info.path, info_path, sizeof(info.path));
 
-   if (!menu_displaylist_ctl(dl_type, &info))
-      return menu_cbs_exit();
+   if (menu_displaylist_ctl(dl_type, &info))
+      if (menu_displaylist_ctl(DISPLAYLIST_PROCESS, &info))
+         return 0;
 
-   menu_displaylist_push_list_process(&info);
-   return 0;
+   return menu_cbs_exit();
 }
 
 static int file_load_with_detect_core_wrapper(size_t idx, size_t entry_idx,
diff --git a/menu/drivers/menu_generic.c b/menu/drivers/menu_generic.c
index 00b3051fbd..ea63f0ccd8 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/menu_generic.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/menu_generic.c
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ bool generic_menu_init_list(void *data)
    info.list  = selection_buf;
 
    if (menu_displaylist_ctl(DISPLAYLIST_MAIN_MENU, &info))
-      menu_displaylist_push_list_process(&info);
+      menu_displaylist_ctl(DISPLAYLIST_PROCESS, &info);
 
    return true;
 }
diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index cd43a42a19..5b2336ec8a 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ static void xmb_init_horizontal_list(xmb_handle_t *xmb)
    strlcpy(info.exts, "lpl", sizeof(info.exts));
 
    if (menu_displaylist_ctl(DISPLAYLIST_DATABASE_PLAYLISTS_HORIZONTAL, &info))
-      menu_displaylist_push_list_process(&info);
+      menu_displaylist_ctl(DISPLAYLIST_PROCESS, &info);
 }
 
 static void xmb_toggle_horizontal_list(xmb_handle_t *xmb)
@@ -2691,7 +2691,7 @@ static int deferred_push_content_actions(menu_displaylist_info_t *info)
    if (!menu_displaylist_ctl( 
          DISPLAYLIST_HORIZONTAL_CONTENT_ACTIONS, info))
       return -1;
-   menu_displaylist_push_list_process(info);
+   menu_displaylist_ctl(DISPLAYLIST_PROCESS, info);
    return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2801,11 +2801,14 @@ static bool xmb_menu_init_list(void *data)
          info.label, info.type, info.flags, 0);
 
    info.list  = selection_buf;
-   menu_displaylist_ctl(DISPLAYLIST_MAIN_MENU, &info);
+   
+   if (!menu_displaylist_ctl(DISPLAYLIST_MAIN_MENU, &info))
+      return false;
 
    info.need_push = true;
 
-   menu_displaylist_push_list_process(&info);
+   if (!menu_displaylist_ctl(DISPLAYLIST_PROCESS, &info))
+      return false;
 
    return true;
 }
diff --git a/menu/drivers/zarch.c b/menu/drivers/zarch.c
index 349089c9e8..a352b7fde4 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/zarch.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/zarch.c
@@ -1330,15 +1330,14 @@ static bool zarch_menu_init_list(void *data)
    event_cmd_ctl(EVENT_CMD_HISTORY_INIT, NULL);
 
    info.list  = selection_buf;
-   menu_displaylist_ctl(DISPLAYLIST_HISTORY, &info);
 
-   info.need_push = true;
+   if (menu_displaylist_ctl(DISPLAYLIST_HISTORY, &info))
+   {
+      info.need_push = true;
+      return menu_displaylist_ctl(DISPLAYLIST_PROCESS, &info);
+   }
 
-   (void)ret;
-
-   menu_displaylist_push_list_process(&info);
-
-   return true;
+   return false;
 }
 
 menu_ctx_driver_t menu_ctx_zarch = {
diff --git a/menu/menu_displaylist.c b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
index eb8ca14334..3c5b9fd128 100644
--- a/menu/menu_displaylist.c
+++ b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
@@ -2571,6 +2571,26 @@ static void menu_displaylist_parse_playlist_associations(menu_displaylist_info_t
    string_list_free(stcores);
 }
 
+static bool menu_displaylist_push_list_process(menu_displaylist_info_t *info)
+{
+   if (!info)
+      return false;
+
+   if (info->need_sort)
+      file_list_sort_on_alt(info->list);
+
+   if (info->need_refresh)
+      menu_entries_ctl(MENU_ENTRIES_CTL_REFRESH, info->list);
+
+   if (info->need_push)
+   {
+      menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_POPULATE_ENTRIES, info);
+      ui_companion_driver_notify_list_loaded(info->list, info->menu_list);
+   }
+
+   return true;
+}
+
 bool menu_displaylist_ctl(enum menu_displaylist_ctl_state type, menu_displaylist_info_t *info)
 {
    size_t i;
@@ -2583,6 +2603,9 @@ bool menu_displaylist_ctl(enum menu_displaylist_ctl_state type, menu_displaylist
    core_info_list_t *list      = NULL;
    menu_handle_t       *menu   = NULL;
    settings_t      *settings   = NULL;
+
+   if (type == DISPLAYLIST_PROCESS)
+      return menu_displaylist_push_list_process(info);
    
    if (!menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_DRIVER_DATA_GET, &menu))
       return false;
@@ -3111,8 +3134,8 @@ bool menu_displaylist_ctl(enum menu_displaylist_ctl_state type, menu_displaylist
          if (string_is_equal(info->path, "content_history.lpl"))
          {
             if (menu_displaylist_ctl(DISPLAYLIST_HISTORY, info))
-               menu_displaylist_push_list_process(info);
-            return true;
+               return menu_displaylist_push_list_process(info);
+            return false;
          }
          else
          {
@@ -3432,23 +3455,6 @@ bool menu_displaylist_ctl(enum menu_displaylist_ctl_state type, menu_displaylist
    return true;
 }
 
-void menu_displaylist_push_list_process(menu_displaylist_info_t *info)
-{
-   if (!info)
-      return;
-
-   if (info->need_sort)
-      file_list_sort_on_alt(info->list);
-
-   if (info->need_refresh)
-      menu_entries_ctl(MENU_ENTRIES_CTL_REFRESH, info->list);
-
-   if (info->need_push)
-   {
-      menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_POPULATE_ENTRIES, info);
-      ui_companion_driver_notify_list_loaded(info->list, info->menu_list);
-   }
-}
 
 
 int menu_displaylist_push(file_list_t *list, file_list_t *menu_list)
diff --git a/menu/menu_displaylist.h b/menu/menu_displaylist.h
index 24bcee4548..ecdd961714 100644
--- a/menu/menu_displaylist.h
+++ b/menu/menu_displaylist.h
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ enum menu_displaylist_ctl_state
    DISPLAYLIST_SCAN_DIRECTORY_LIST,
    DISPLAYLIST_ARCHIVE_ACTION,
    DISPLAYLIST_ARCHIVE_ACTION_DETECT_CORE,
-   DISPLAYLIST_CORE_CONTENT
+   DISPLAYLIST_CORE_CONTENT,
+   DISPLAYLIST_PROCESS
 };
 
 typedef struct menu_displaylist_info
@@ -138,8 +139,6 @@ typedef struct menu_displaylist_info
 
 bool menu_displaylist_ctl(enum menu_displaylist_ctl_state type, menu_displaylist_info_t *info);
 
-void menu_displaylist_push_list_process(menu_displaylist_info_t *info);
-
 int menu_displaylist_push(file_list_t *list, file_list_t *menu_list);
 
 int menu_displaylist_parse_settings(void *data, menu_displaylist_info_t *info, 
diff --git a/menu/menu_input.c b/menu/menu_input.c
index 81d960242d..c95398ae7a 100644
--- a/menu/menu_input.c
+++ b/menu/menu_input.c
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ static int menu_input_key_bind_set_mode_common(
                menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_CUSTOM_BIND), sizeof(info.label));
 
          if (menu_displaylist_ctl(DISPLAYLIST_INFO, &info))
-            menu_displaylist_push_list_process(&info);
+            menu_displaylist_ctl(DISPLAYLIST_PROCESS, &info);
          break;
       case MENU_INPUT_BIND_ALL:
          menu_input->binds.target = &settings->input.binds
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ static int menu_input_key_bind_set_mode_common(
                sizeof(info.label));
 
          if (menu_displaylist_ctl(DISPLAYLIST_INFO, &info))
-            menu_displaylist_push_list_process(&info);
+            menu_displaylist_ctl(DISPLAYLIST_PROCESS, &info);
          break;
    }
 
diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index 6380c81fb5..785d9a9279 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -1785,7 +1785,7 @@ int menu_action_handle_setting(rarch_setting_t *setting,
             strlcpy(info.label, name, sizeof(info.label));
 
             if (menu_displaylist_ctl(DISPLAYLIST_GENERIC, &info))
-               menu_displaylist_push_list_process(&info);
+               menu_displaylist_ctl(DISPLAYLIST_PROCESS, &info);
          }
          /* fall-through. */
       case ST_BOOL:
@@ -2878,7 +2878,7 @@ void general_write_handler(void *data)
                   menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_HELP), sizeof(info.label));
 
             if (menu_displaylist_ctl(DISPLAYLIST_GENERIC, &info))
-               menu_displaylist_push_list_process(&info);
+               menu_displaylist_ctl(DISPLAYLIST_PROCESS, &info);
             menu_setting_set_with_string_representation(setting, "false");
          }
          break;