diff --git a/paths.c b/paths.c
index baacff9355..95a1bf2dc2 100644
--- a/paths.c
+++ b/paths.c
@@ -426,16 +426,19 @@ void path_set_names(const char *path)
 
    path_set_basename(path);
 
-   if (!retroarch_override_setting_is_set(RARCH_OVERRIDE_SETTING_SAVE_PATH))
-      fill_pathname_noext(global->name.savefile, path_main_basename,
-            file_path_str(FILE_PATH_SRM_EXTENSION), sizeof(global->name.savefile));
+   if (global)
+   {
+      if (!retroarch_override_setting_is_set(RARCH_OVERRIDE_SETTING_SAVE_PATH))
+         fill_pathname_noext(global->name.savefile, path_main_basename,
+               file_path_str(FILE_PATH_SRM_EXTENSION), sizeof(global->name.savefile));
 
-   if (!retroarch_override_setting_is_set(RARCH_OVERRIDE_SETTING_STATE_PATH))
-      fill_pathname_noext(global->name.savestate, path_main_basename,
-            file_path_str(FILE_PATH_STATE_EXTENSION), sizeof(global->name.savestate));
+      if (!retroarch_override_setting_is_set(RARCH_OVERRIDE_SETTING_STATE_PATH))
+         fill_pathname_noext(global->name.savestate, path_main_basename,
+               file_path_str(FILE_PATH_STATE_EXTENSION), sizeof(global->name.savestate));
 
-   fill_pathname_noext(global->name.cheatfile, path_main_basename,
-         file_path_str(FILE_PATH_CHT_EXTENSION), sizeof(global->name.cheatfile));
+      fill_pathname_noext(global->name.cheatfile, path_main_basename,
+            file_path_str(FILE_PATH_CHT_EXTENSION), sizeof(global->name.cheatfile));
+   }
 
    path_set_redirect();
 }