diff --git a/frontend/frontend.c b/frontend/frontend.c
index fb4b6e2beb..798f8d009e 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend.c
@@ -361,8 +361,7 @@ returntype main_entry(signature())
 
 #if defined(HAVE_MENU)
    if (driver.frontend_ctx && driver.frontend_ctx->process_args)
-      ret = driver.frontend_ctx->process_args(rarch_argc_ptr, rarch_argv_ptr, args);
-
+      driver.frontend_ctx->process_args(rarch_argc_ptr, rarch_argv_ptr, args);
 
    g_extern.lifecycle_state |= (1ULL << MODE_GAME);
 
diff --git a/frontend/frontend_context.h b/frontend/frontend_context.h
index a36cd3177c..2ee6f81045 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend_context.h
+++ b/frontend/frontend_context.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ typedef struct frontend_ctx_driver
    void (*deinit)(void *data);
    void (*exitspawn)(void);
 
-   int (*process_args)(int *argc, char *argv[], void *args);
+   void (*process_args)(int *argc, char *argv[], void *args);
    int (*process_events)(void *data);
    void (*exec)(const char *, bool);
    void (*shutdown)(bool);
diff --git a/frontend/platform/platform_gx.c b/frontend/platform/platform_gx.c
index 9a46c9dd31..398cbfa541 100644
--- a/frontend/platform/platform_gx.c
+++ b/frontend/platform/platform_gx.c
@@ -354,10 +354,8 @@ static void frontend_gx_exitspawn(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-static int frontend_gx_process_args(int *argc, char *argv[], void *args)
+static void frontend_gx_process_args(int *argc, char *argv[], void *args)
 {
-   int ret = 1;
-
 #ifndef IS_SALAMANDER
    // a big hack: sometimes salamander doesn't save the new core it loads on first boot,
    // so we make sure g_settings.libretro is set here
@@ -368,8 +366,6 @@ static int frontend_gx_process_args(int *argc, char *argv[], void *args)
       rarch_environment_cb(RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_LIBRETRO_PATH, path);
    }
 #endif
-
-   return ret;
 }
 
 static void frontend_gx_exec(const char *path, bool should_load_game)