diff --git a/conf/config_file.c b/conf/config_file.c
index 302bb9184a..af58eb4d6c 100644
--- a/conf/config_file.c
+++ b/conf/config_file.c
@@ -43,12 +43,6 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
-#ifdef RARCH_CONSOLE
-#define CREATE_FILE_IF_NOT_EXISTS 1
-#else
-#define CREATE_FILE_IF_NOT_EXISTS 0
-#endif
-
 #define MAX_INCLUDE_DEPTH 16
 
 struct entry_list
@@ -75,7 +69,7 @@ struct config_file
    struct include_list *includes;
 };
 
-static config_file_t *config_file_new_internal(const char *path, unsigned depth, unsigned create_if_not_exists);
+static config_file_t *config_file_new_internal(const char *path, unsigned depth);
 
 static char *getaline(FILE *file)
 {
@@ -255,7 +249,7 @@ static void add_sub_conf(config_file_t *conf, char *line)
    }
 #endif
 
-   config_file_t *sub_conf = config_file_new_internal(real_path, conf->include_depth + 1, CREATE_FILE_IF_NOT_EXISTS);
+   config_file_t *sub_conf = config_file_new_internal(real_path, conf->include_depth + 1);
    if (!sub_conf)
    {
       free(path);
@@ -320,7 +314,7 @@ static bool parse_line(config_file_t *conf, struct entry_list *list, char *line)
    return true;
 }
 
-static config_file_t *config_file_new_internal(const char *path, unsigned depth, unsigned create_if_not_exists)
+static config_file_t *config_file_new_internal(const char *path, unsigned depth)
 {
    struct config_file *conf = (struct config_file*)calloc(1, sizeof(*conf));
    if (!conf)
@@ -338,16 +332,14 @@ static config_file_t *config_file_new_internal(const char *path, unsigned depth,
 
    conf->include_depth = depth;
 
+#ifdef RARCH_CONSOLE
+   // This will create the file if it doesn't exist, and start reading at beginning.
+   FILE *file = fopen(path, "a+");
+#else
    FILE *file = fopen(path, "r");
+#endif
 
-   if (!file && create_if_not_exists)
-   {
-      file = fopen(path, "w");
-      fclose(file);
-      file = fopen(path, "r"); // try again to open
-   }
-
-   if(!file)
+   if (!file)
    {
       free(conf->path);
       free(conf);
@@ -388,7 +380,7 @@ static config_file_t *config_file_new_internal(const char *path, unsigned depth,
 
 config_file_t *config_file_new(const char *path)
 {
-   return config_file_new_internal(path, 0, CREATE_FILE_IF_NOT_EXISTS);
+   return config_file_new_internal(path, 0);
 }
 
 void config_file_free(config_file_t *conf)