diff --git a/libretro-common/formats/png/rpng_decode.c b/libretro-common/formats/png/rpng_decode.c
index c1f0ced0ff..66578cef91 100644
--- a/libretro-common/formats/png/rpng_decode.c
+++ b/libretro-common/formats/png/rpng_decode.c
@@ -626,3 +626,49 @@ bool png_reverse_filter_loop(struct rpng_t *rpng,
 
    return true;
 }
+
+bool rpng_load_image_argb_process_init(struct rpng_t *rpng,
+      uint32_t **data, unsigned *width, unsigned *height)
+{
+   rpng->process.inflate_buf_size = 0;
+   rpng->process.inflate_buf      = NULL;
+
+   if (inflateInit(&rpng->process.stream) != Z_OK)
+      return false;
+
+   png_pass_geom(&rpng->ihdr, rpng->ihdr.width,
+         rpng->ihdr.height, NULL, NULL, &rpng->process.inflate_buf_size);
+   if (rpng->ihdr.interlace == 1) /* To be sure. */
+      rpng->process.inflate_buf_size *= 2;
+
+   rpng->process.inflate_buf = (uint8_t*)malloc(rpng->process.inflate_buf_size);
+   if (!rpng->process.inflate_buf)
+      return false;
+
+   rpng->process.stream.next_in   = rpng->idat_buf.data;
+   rpng->process.stream.avail_in  = rpng->idat_buf.size;
+   rpng->process.stream.avail_out = rpng->process.inflate_buf_size;
+   rpng->process.stream.next_out  = rpng->process.inflate_buf;
+
+   if (inflate(&rpng->process.stream, Z_FINISH) != Z_STREAM_END)
+   {
+      inflateEnd(&rpng->process.stream);
+      return false;
+   }
+   inflateEnd(&rpng->process.stream);
+
+   *width  = rpng->ihdr.width;
+   *height = rpng->ihdr.height;
+#ifdef GEKKO
+   /* we often use these in textures, make sure they're 32-byte aligned */
+   *data = (uint32_t*)memalign(32, rpng->ihdr.width * 
+         rpng->ihdr.height * sizeof(uint32_t));
+#else
+   *data = (uint32_t*)malloc(rpng->ihdr.width * 
+         rpng->ihdr.height * sizeof(uint32_t));
+#endif
+   if (!*data)
+      return false;
+
+   return true;
+}
diff --git a/libretro-common/formats/png/rpng_decode.h b/libretro-common/formats/png/rpng_decode.h
index 78786a9727..63bc2147be 100644
--- a/libretro-common/formats/png/rpng_decode.h
+++ b/libretro-common/formats/png/rpng_decode.h
@@ -45,4 +45,7 @@ int png_reverse_filter_regular_loop(uint32_t **data,
 bool png_reverse_filter_loop(struct rpng_t *rpng,
       uint32_t **data);
 
+bool rpng_load_image_argb_process_init(struct rpng_t *rpng,
+      uint32_t **data, unsigned *width, unsigned *height);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/libretro-common/formats/png/rpng_fbio.c b/libretro-common/formats/png/rpng_fbio.c
index 9b714db348..1ed06c1c5e 100644
--- a/libretro-common/formats/png/rpng_fbio.c
+++ b/libretro-common/formats/png/rpng_fbio.c
@@ -257,38 +257,8 @@ bool rpng_load_image_argb(const char *path, uint32_t **data,
    if (!rpng.has_ihdr || !rpng.has_idat || !rpng.has_iend)
       GOTO_END_ERROR();
 
-   if (inflateInit(&rpng.process.stream) != Z_OK)
-      GOTO_END_ERROR();
-
-   png_pass_geom(&rpng.ihdr, rpng.ihdr.width, rpng.ihdr.height, NULL, NULL, &rpng.process.inflate_buf_size);
-   if (rpng.ihdr.interlace == 1) /* To be sure. */
-      rpng.process.inflate_buf_size *= 2;
-
-   rpng.process.inflate_buf = (uint8_t*)malloc(rpng.process.inflate_buf_size);
-   if (!rpng.process.inflate_buf)
-      GOTO_END_ERROR();
-
-   rpng.process.stream.next_in   = rpng.idat_buf.data;
-   rpng.process.stream.avail_in  = rpng.idat_buf.size;
-   rpng.process.stream.avail_out = rpng.process.inflate_buf_size;
-   rpng.process.stream.next_out  = rpng.process.inflate_buf;
-
-   if (inflate(&rpng.process.stream, Z_FINISH) != Z_STREAM_END)
-   {
-      inflateEnd(&rpng.process.stream);
-      GOTO_END_ERROR();
-   }
-   inflateEnd(&rpng.process.stream);
-
-   *width  = rpng.ihdr.width;
-   *height = rpng.ihdr.height;
-#ifdef GEKKO
-   /* we often use these in textures, make sure they're 32-byte aligned */
-   *data = (uint32_t*)memalign(32, rpng.ihdr.width * rpng.ihdr.height * sizeof(uint32_t));
-#else
-   *data = (uint32_t*)malloc(rpng.ihdr.width * rpng.ihdr.height * sizeof(uint32_t));
-#endif
-   if (!*data)
+   if (!rpng_load_image_argb_process_init(&rpng, data, width,
+            height))
       GOTO_END_ERROR();
 
    if (!png_reverse_filter_loop(&rpng, data))
diff --git a/libretro-common/formats/png/rpng_nbio.c b/libretro-common/formats/png/rpng_nbio.c
index 1aecb03ce4..ab3ce34b31 100644
--- a/libretro-common/formats/png/rpng_nbio.c
+++ b/libretro-common/formats/png/rpng_nbio.c
@@ -194,47 +194,8 @@ bool rpng_nbio_load_image_argb_iterate(uint8_t *buf, struct rpng_t *rpng)
 bool rpng_nbio_load_image_argb_process(struct rpng_t *rpng,
       uint32_t **data, unsigned *width, unsigned *height)
 {
-   if (!rpng)
-      return false;
-
-   rpng->process.inflate_buf_size = 0;
-   rpng->process.inflate_buf      = NULL;
-
-   if (inflateInit(&rpng->process.stream) != Z_OK)
-      return false;
-
-   png_pass_geom(&rpng->ihdr, rpng->ihdr.width,
-         rpng->ihdr.height, NULL, NULL, &rpng->process.inflate_buf_size);
-   if (rpng->ihdr.interlace == 1) /* To be sure. */
-      rpng->process.inflate_buf_size *= 2;
-
-   rpng->process.inflate_buf = (uint8_t*)malloc(rpng->process.inflate_buf_size);
-   if (!rpng->process.inflate_buf)
-      return false;
-
-   rpng->process.stream.next_in   = rpng->idat_buf.data;
-   rpng->process.stream.avail_in  = rpng->idat_buf.size;
-   rpng->process.stream.avail_out = rpng->process.inflate_buf_size;
-   rpng->process.stream.next_out  = rpng->process.inflate_buf;
-
-   if (inflate(&rpng->process.stream, Z_FINISH) != Z_STREAM_END)
-   {
-      inflateEnd(&rpng->process.stream);
-      return false;
-   }
-   inflateEnd(&rpng->process.stream);
-
-   *width  = rpng->ihdr.width;
-   *height = rpng->ihdr.height;
-#ifdef GEKKO
-   /* we often use these in textures, make sure they're 32-byte aligned */
-   *data = (uint32_t*)memalign(32, rpng->ihdr.width * 
-         rpng->ihdr.height * sizeof(uint32_t));
-#else
-   *data = (uint32_t*)malloc(rpng->ihdr.width * 
-         rpng->ihdr.height * sizeof(uint32_t));
-#endif
-   if (!*data)
+   if (!rpng_load_image_argb_process_init(rpng, data, width,
+            height))
       return false;
 
    if (!png_reverse_filter_loop(rpng, data))