diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index a5e9eb1b99..38aa55bf6b 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -6562,13 +6562,14 @@ static bool setting_append_list(
                   sizeof(global->record.output_dir),
                   MENU_ENUM_LABEL_RECORDING_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY,
                   MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_RECORDING_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY,
-                  "",
+                  g_defaults.dirs[DEFAULT_DIR_RECORD_OUTPUT],
                   MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_DIRECTORY_DEFAULT,
                   &group_info,
                   &subgroup_info,
                   parent_group,
                   general_write_handler,
                   general_read_handler);
+            (*list)[list_info->index - 1].action_start = directory_action_start_generic;
 
             CONFIG_DIR(
                   list, list_info,
@@ -6576,13 +6577,14 @@ static bool setting_append_list(
                   sizeof(global->record.config_dir),
                   MENU_ENUM_LABEL_RECORDING_CONFIG_DIRECTORY,
                   MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_RECORDING_CONFIG_DIRECTORY,
-                  "",
+                  g_defaults.dirs[DEFAULT_DIR_RECORD_CONFIG],
                   MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_DIRECTORY_DEFAULT,
                   &group_info,
                   &subgroup_info,
                   parent_group,
                   general_write_handler,
                   general_read_handler);
+            (*list)[list_info->index - 1].action_start = directory_action_start_generic;
          }
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
          CONFIG_DIR(