diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_settings.c b/frontend/menu/menu_settings.c
index 7719fdb596..ccd46d30ca 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_settings.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_settings.c
@@ -2257,22 +2257,12 @@ void menu_set_settings_label(char *type_str, size_t type_str_size, unsigned *w,
          break;
       case RGUI_SETTINGS_VIDEO_SOFTFILTER:
          {
-#ifdef HAVE_FILTERS_BUILTIN
-            unsigned cpu_features;
-            const struct softfilter_implementation *impl;
-            softfilter_get_implementation_t cb = softfilter_get_implementation_from_idx(g_settings.video.filter_idx);
-            if (cb)
-            {
-               cpu_features = rarch_get_cpu_features();
-               impl = (const struct softfilter_implementation *)cb(cpu_features);
-               if (impl)
-                  strlcpy(type_str, impl->ident, type_str_size);
-            }
+            const char *filter_name = rarch_softfilter_get_name(g_extern.filter.filter);
+
+            if (filter_name != NULL)
+                  strlcpy(type_str, filter_name, type_str_size);
             else
                strlcpy(type_str, "N/A", type_str_size);
-#else
-            strlcpy(type_str, path_basename(g_settings.video.filter_path), type_str_size);
-#endif
          }
          break;
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
diff --git a/gfx/filter.c b/gfx/filter.c
index 48e3cfbde7..fd553b6e00 100644
--- a/gfx/filter.c
+++ b/gfx/filter.c
@@ -105,6 +105,14 @@ static softfilter_get_implementation_t softfilter_get_implementation_from_idx(un
 }
 #endif
 
+const char *rarch_softfilter_get_name(rarch_softfilter_t *filt)
+{
+   if (!filt || !filt->impl)
+      return NULL;
+
+   return filt->impl->ident;
+}
+
 rarch_softfilter_t *rarch_softfilter_new(const char *filter_path,
       unsigned threads,
       enum retro_pixel_format in_pixel_format,
diff --git a/gfx/filter.h b/gfx/filter.h
index d021bee83e..a76073d740 100644
--- a/gfx/filter.h
+++ b/gfx/filter.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ void rarch_softfilter_process(rarch_softfilter_t *filt,
       void *output, size_t output_stride,
       const void *input, unsigned width, unsigned height, size_t input_stride);
 
+const char *rarch_softfilter_get_name(rarch_softfilter_t *filt);
+
 enum
 {
    SOFTFILTER_NONE = 0,