diff --git a/menu/menu_displaylist.c b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
index 36b58e1627..3d1d8ebe79 100644
--- a/menu/menu_displaylist.c
+++ b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
@@ -79,18 +79,20 @@ static void print_buf_lines(file_list_t *list, char *buf, int buf_size,
          char core_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH]    = {0};
          char display_name[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
          settings_t *settings      = config_get_ptr();
-         global_t *global          = global_get_ptr();
 
-         fill_pathname_join(core_path, settings->libretro_info_path,
-               line_start, sizeof(core_path));
+         if (settings)
+         {
+            fill_pathname_join(core_path, settings->libretro_info_path,
+                  line_start, sizeof(core_path));
 
-         path_remove_extension(core_path);
-         path_remove_extension(core_path);
-         strlcat(core_path, ".info", sizeof(core_path));
+            path_remove_extension(core_path);
+            path_remove_extension(core_path);
+            strlcat(core_path, ".info", sizeof(core_path));
 
-         if (core_info_get_display_name(
-                  core_path, display_name, sizeof(display_name)))
-            menu_list_set_alt_at_offset(list, j, display_name);
+            if (core_info_get_display_name(
+                     core_path, display_name, sizeof(display_name)))
+               menu_list_set_alt_at_offset(list, j, display_name);
+         }
       }
       j++;