diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index 770cb8d573..4f6ee0cc2d 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -1185,6 +1185,7 @@ static bool config_load_file(const char *path, bool set_defaults)
    config_file_t *conf                   = NULL;
    settings_t *settings                  = config_get_ptr();
    global_t   *global                    = global_get_ptr();
+   bool *verbose                         = retro_main_verbosity();
 
    if (path)
    {
@@ -1216,7 +1217,7 @@ static bool config_load_file(const char *path, bool set_defaults)
       extra_path = strtok_r(NULL, "|", &save);
    }
 #if 0
-   if (global->verbosity)
+   if (*verbose)
    {
       RARCH_LOG_OUTPUT("=== Config ===\n");
       config_file_dump_all(conf);
@@ -1541,7 +1542,6 @@ static bool config_load_file(const char *path, bool set_defaults)
    {
       if (config_get_bool(conf, "log_verbosity", &tmp_bool))
       {
-         bool *verbose = retro_main_verbosity();
          if (verbose)
             *verbose = tmp_bool;
       }
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_ctr.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_ctr.c
index 66963f995e..9a097b163b 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_ctr.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_ctr.c
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ static void frontend_ctr_deinit(void *data)
    (void)data;
 #ifndef IS_SALAMANDER
    global_t *global   = global_get_ptr();
-   global->verbosity = true;
+   bool *verbose      = retro_main_verbosity();
+   *verbose           = true;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_FILE_LOGGER
    if (global->log_file)
@@ -199,7 +200,9 @@ static void frontend_ctr_init(void *data)
 #ifndef IS_SALAMANDER
    (void)data;
    global_t *global   = global_get_ptr();
-   global->verbosity = true;
+   bool *verbose      = retro_main_verbosity();
+
+   *verbose           = true;
 
 #if 0
    APT_SetAppCpuTimeLimit(NULL, 80);
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_ps3.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_ps3.c
index 836957c76d..2e39db7912 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_ps3.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_ps3.c
@@ -97,9 +97,10 @@ static void frontend_ps3_get_environment_settings(int *argc, char *argv[],
       void *args, void *params_data)
 {
 #ifndef IS_SALAMANDER
-   global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
-   bool original_verbose = global->verbosity;
-   global->verbosity = true;
+   global_t *global      = global_get_ptr();
+   bool *verbose         = retro_main_verbosity();
+   bool original_verbose = *verbose;
+   *verbose              = true;
 #endif
 
    (void)args;
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ static void frontend_ps3_get_environment_settings(int *argc, char *argv[],
    }
 
 #ifndef IS_SALAMANDER
-   global->verbosity = original_verbose;
+   *verbose = original_verbose;
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -361,9 +362,10 @@ static void frontend_ps3_exec(const char *path, bool should_load_game)
 #ifndef IS_SALAMANDER
    char *fullpath        = NULL;
    global_t      *global = global_get_ptr();
-   bool original_verbose = global->verbosity;
+   bool *verbose         = retro_main_verbosity();
+   bool original_verbose = *verbose;
 
-   global->verbosity = true;
+   *verbose              = true;
 #endif
 
    (void)should_load_game;
@@ -399,7 +401,7 @@ static void frontend_ps3_exec(const char *path, bool should_load_game)
    cellSysmoduleUnloadModule(CELL_SYSMODULE_NET);
 
 #ifndef IS_SALAMANDER
-   global->verbosity = original_verbose;
+   *verbose = original_verbose;
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -409,9 +411,11 @@ static void frontend_ps3_exitspawn(char *core_path, size_t core_path_size)
    bool should_load_game = false;
 
 #ifndef IS_SALAMANDER
-   global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
-   bool original_verbose = global->verbosity;
-   global->verbosity = true;
+   global_t      *global = global_get_ptr();
+   bool *verbose         = retro_main_verbosity();
+   bool original_verbose = *verbose;
+
+   *verbose              = true;
 
    should_load_game = exitspawn_start_game;
 
@@ -434,7 +438,7 @@ static void frontend_ps3_exitspawn(char *core_path, size_t core_path_size)
 #endif
 
 #ifndef IS_SALAMANDER
-   global->verbosity = original_verbose;
+   *verbose = original_verbose;
 #endif
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_psp.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_psp.c
index 2176c397eb..29b7fb7d23 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_psp.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_psp.c
@@ -164,8 +164,10 @@ static void frontend_psp_deinit(void *data)
 {
    (void)data;
 #ifndef IS_SALAMANDER
+   bool *verbose      = retro_main_verbosity();
    global_t *global   = global_get_ptr();
-   global->verbosity = false;
+
+   *verbose           = false;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_FILE_LOGGER
    if (global->log_file)
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_wii.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_wii.c
index aeb1fc54c7..8d2e77cf12 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_wii.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_wii.c
@@ -122,8 +122,9 @@ void system_exec_wii(const char *_path, bool should_load_game)
    char game_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
 #ifndef IS_SALAMANDER
    global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
-   bool original_verbose = global->verbosity;
-   global->verbosity = true;
+   bool *verbose    = retro_main_verbosity();
+   bool original_verbose = *verbose;
+   *verbose = true;
 #endif
 
    /* copy heap info into stack so it survives 
@@ -189,6 +190,6 @@ void system_exec_wii(const char *_path, bool should_load_game)
 exit:
    (void)0;
 #ifndef IS_SALAMANDER
-   global->verbosity = original_verbose;
+   *verbose = original_verbose;
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_xdk.cpp b/frontend/drivers/platform_xdk.cpp
index 05d57b0e18..9b632a11f6 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_xdk.cpp
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_xdk.cpp
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ static HRESULT xbox_io_mount(char *szDrive, char *szDevice)
 {
 #ifndef IS_SALAMANDER
    global_t            *global = global_get_ptr();
-   bool original_verbose       = global->verbosity;
-   global->verbosity           = true;
+   bool *verbose               = retro_main_verbosity();
+   bool original_verbose       = *verbose;
+   *verbose                    = true;
 #endif
    char szSourceDevice[48]     = {0};
    char szDestinationDrive[16] = {0};
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ static HRESULT xbox_io_mount(char *szDrive, char *szDevice)
    IoCreateSymbolicLink(&LinkName, &DeviceName);
 
 #ifndef IS_SALAMANDER
-   global->verbosity = original_verbose;
+   *verbose = original_verbose;
 #endif
    return S_OK;
 }
@@ -135,9 +136,10 @@ static void frontend_xdk_get_environment_settings(int *argc, char *argv[],
 
 #ifndef IS_SALAMANDER
    global_t      *global = global_get_ptr();
-   bool original_verbose = global->verbosity;
+   bool *verbose         = retro_main_verbosity();
+   bool original_verbose = *verbose;
 
-   global->verbosity = true;
+   *verbose              = true;
 #endif
 
 #ifndef IS_SALAMANDER
@@ -269,7 +271,7 @@ static void frontend_xdk_get_environment_settings(int *argc, char *argv[],
 
 #ifndef IS_SALAMANDER
 exit:
-   global->verbosity = original_verbose;
+   *verbose = original_verbose;
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -310,9 +312,10 @@ static void frontend_xdk_exitspawn(char *s, size_t len)
 static void frontend_xdk_exec(const char *path, bool should_load_game)
 {
 #ifndef IS_SALAMANDER
-   global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
-   bool original_verbose = global->verbosity;
-   global->verbosity = true;
+   global_t *global      = global_get_ptr();
+   bool *verbose         = retro_main_verbosity();
+   bool original_verbose = *verbose;
+   *verbose              = true;
 #endif
    (void)should_load_game;
 
@@ -349,7 +352,7 @@ static void frontend_xdk_exec(const char *path, bool should_load_game)
 #endif
 #endif
 #ifndef IS_SALAMANDER
-   global->verbosity = original_verbose;
+   *verbose = original_verbose;
 #endif
 }