diff --git a/dynamic.c b/dynamic.c
index fe0e477af2..786936dba0 100644
--- a/dynamic.c
+++ b/dynamic.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
+static bool lib_dummy;
+
 #ifdef HAVE_DYNAMIC
 #define SYM(x) do { \
    function_t func = dylib_proc(lib_handle, #x); \
@@ -49,7 +51,6 @@
 } while (0)
 
 static dylib_t lib_handle;
-static bool lib_dummy;
 #else
 #define SYM(x) p##x = x
 #endif
@@ -326,18 +327,14 @@ void libretro_get_current_core_pathname(char *name, size_t size)
 
 void init_libretro_sym(bool dummy)
 {
-#ifndef RARCH_CONSOLE
    lib_dummy = dummy;
-#endif
    // Guarantee that we can do "dirty" casting.
    // Every OS that this program supports should pass this ...
    rarch_assert(sizeof(void*) == sizeof(void (*)(void)));
 
-#ifndef RARCH_CONSOLE
    if (lib_dummy)
       load_symbols_dummy();
    else
-#endif
    {
 #ifdef HAVE_DYNAMIC
       // Try to verify that -lretro was not linked in from other modules
@@ -371,9 +368,7 @@ void uninit_libretro_sym(void)
       dylib_close(lib_handle);
    lib_handle = NULL;
 #endif
-#ifndef RARCH_CONSOLE
    lib_dummy = false;
-#endif
 
    // No longer valid.
    memset(&g_extern.system.info, 0, sizeof(g_extern.system.info));
diff --git a/frontend/frontend_console.c b/frontend/frontend_console.c
index 00e340af55..1e1074b57f 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend_console.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend_console.c
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ int rarch_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
    system_process_args(argc, argv);
 
+   g_extern.lifecycle_mode_state &= ~(1ULL << MODE_MENU);
+   g_extern.lifecycle_mode_state |= (1ULL << MODE_INIT);
+
    for (;;)
    {
       if (g_extern.system.shutdown)
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
index f0c2ed63ae..e2004c15f8 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
@@ -378,6 +378,20 @@ void menu_init(void)
    rgui->do_held = false;
    rgui->frame_buf_show = true;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_DYNAMIC
+   if (path_is_directory(g_settings.libretro))
+      strlcpy(rgui->libretro_dir, g_settings.libretro, sizeof(rgui->libretro_dir));
+   else if (*g_settings.libretro)
+   {
+      fill_pathname_basedir(rgui->libretro_dir, g_settings.libretro, sizeof(rgui->libretro_dir));
+      libretro_get_system_info(g_settings.libretro, &rgui->info);
+   }
+#else
+   // Don't use pretro_*, it can be dummy core. If we're statically linked,
+   // retro_* will always go to the "real" core.
+   retro_get_system_info(&rgui->info);
+#endif
+
 #ifdef HAVE_FILEBROWSER
    if (!(strlen(g_settings.rgui_browser_directory) > 0))
       strlcpy(g_settings.rgui_browser_directory, default_paths.filebrowser_startup_dir,
diff --git a/frontend/menu/rgui.c b/frontend/menu/rgui.c
index b3a73cc688..59edd356f9 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/rgui.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/rgui.c
@@ -209,20 +209,6 @@ rgui_handle_t *rgui_init(void)
 
    strlcpy(rgui->base_path, g_settings.rgui_browser_directory, sizeof(rgui->base_path));
 
-#ifdef HAVE_DYNAMIC
-   if (path_is_directory(g_settings.libretro))
-      strlcpy(rgui->libretro_dir, g_settings.libretro, sizeof(rgui->libretro_dir));
-   else if (*g_settings.libretro)
-   {
-      fill_pathname_basedir(rgui->libretro_dir, g_settings.libretro, sizeof(rgui->libretro_dir));
-      libretro_get_system_info(g_settings.libretro, &rgui->info);
-   }
-#else
-   // Don't use pretro_*, it can be dummy core. If we're statically linked,
-   // retro_* will always go to the "real" core.
-   retro_get_system_info(&rgui->info);
-#endif
-
    rgui->menu_stack = (rgui_list_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(rgui_list_t));
    rgui->selection_buf = (rgui_list_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(rgui_list_t));
    rgui_list_push(rgui->menu_stack, "", RGUI_SETTINGS, 0);
diff --git a/frontend/menu/rmenu.c b/frontend/menu/rmenu.c
index 3cdf757a8e..a53711b956 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/rmenu.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/rmenu.c
@@ -2514,7 +2514,7 @@ static int select_rom(void *data, uint64_t input)
    if (driver.input->set_keybinds)
       driver.input->set_keybinds(&key_label_b, 0, 0, 0, (1ULL << KEYBINDS_ACTION_GET_BIND_LABEL));
 
-   filebrowser_update(rgui->browser, input, g_extern.system.valid_extensions);
+   filebrowser_update(rgui->browser, input, rgui->info.valid_extensions);
 
    if (input & (1ULL << DEVICE_NAV_SELECT))
       menu_stack_push(GENERAL_VIDEO_MENU, false);
@@ -2538,13 +2538,13 @@ static int select_rom(void *data, uint64_t input)
    {
       const char * drive_map = menu_drive_mapping_previous();
       if (drive_map != NULL)
-         filebrowser_set_root_and_ext(rgui->browser, g_extern.system.valid_extensions, drive_map);
+         filebrowser_set_root_and_ext(rgui->browser, rgui->info.valid_extensions, drive_map);
    }
    else if (input & (1ULL << DEVICE_NAV_R1))
    {
       const char * drive_map = menu_drive_mapping_next();
       if (drive_map != NULL)
-         filebrowser_set_root_and_ext(rgui->browser, g_extern.system.valid_extensions, drive_map);
+         filebrowser_set_root_and_ext(rgui->browser, rgui->info.valid_extensions, drive_map);
    }
 
    if (filebrowser_iterate(rgui->browser, FILEBROWSER_ACTION_PATH_ISDIR))