diff --git a/command.c b/command.c
index 13975fe656..6c6b9ab35c 100644
--- a/command.c
+++ b/command.c
@@ -625,7 +625,8 @@ bool network_cmd_send(const char *cmd_)
    const char *host    = NULL;
    const char *port_   = NULL;
    global_t *global    = global_get_ptr();
-   bool old_verbose    = global ? global->verbosity : false;
+   bool *verbose       = retro_main_verbosity();
+   bool old_verbose    = global ? *verbose : false;
    uint16_t port       = DEFAULT_NETWORK_CMD_PORT;
 
    if (!network_init())
@@ -634,7 +635,7 @@ bool network_cmd_send(const char *cmd_)
    if (!(command = strdup(cmd_)))
       return false;
 
-   global->verbosity = true;
+   *verbose = true;
 
    cmd = strtok_r(command, ";", &save);
    if (cmd)
@@ -661,7 +662,7 @@ bool network_cmd_send(const char *cmd_)
    ret = verify_command(cmd) && send_udp_packet(host, port, cmd);
    free(command);
 
-   global->verbosity = old_verbose;
+   *verbose = old_verbose;
    return ret;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index 46d7d80adf..770cb8d573 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -1176,6 +1176,7 @@ static void config_get_hex_base(config_file_t *conf, const char *key, unsigned *
 static bool config_load_file(const char *path, bool set_defaults)
 {
    unsigned i;
+   bool tmp_bool;
    char *save                            = NULL;
    const char *extra_path                = NULL;
    char tmp_str[PATH_MAX_LENGTH]         = {0};
@@ -1537,7 +1538,14 @@ static bool config_load_file(const char *path, bool set_defaults)
    CONFIG_GET_INT_BASE(conf, settings, libretro_log_level, "libretro_log_level");
 
    if (!global->has_set.verbosity)
-      CONFIG_GET_BOOL_BASE(conf, global, verbosity, "log_verbosity");
+   {
+      if (config_get_bool(conf, "log_verbosity", &tmp_bool))
+      {
+         bool *verbose = retro_main_verbosity();
+         if (verbose)
+            *verbose = tmp_bool;
+      }
+   }
 
    CONFIG_GET_BOOL_BASE(conf, global, perfcnt_enable, "perfcnt_enable");
 
@@ -2761,7 +2769,7 @@ bool config_save_file(const char *path)
    config_set_bool(conf, "sort_savestates_enable",
          settings->sort_savestates_enable);
    config_set_int(conf, "libretro_log_level", settings->libretro_log_level);
-   config_set_bool(conf, "log_verbosity", global->verbosity);
+   config_set_bool(conf, "log_verbosity", *retro_main_verbosity());
    config_set_bool(conf, "perfcnt_enable", global->perfcnt_enable);
 
 #if TARGET_OS_IPHONE
diff --git a/libretro-common/include/retro_log.h b/libretro-common/include/retro_log.h
index 4ffd99fa0a..e6959f9460 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/retro_log.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/retro_log.h
@@ -65,21 +65,18 @@ FILE *retro_main_log_file(void);
 #define PROGRAM_NAME "N/A"
 #endif
 
-#if defined(RARCH_INTERNAL) && !defined(ANDROID)
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
+static INLINE bool RARCH_LOG_VERBOSE(void)
+{
+   bool *verbose = NULL;
+#ifdef RARCH_INTERNAL
+   extern bool *retro_main_verbosity(void);
+   verbose = retro_main_verbosity();
 #endif
-bool retro_main_verbosity(void);
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
+   if (!verbose)
+      return false;
+   return *verbose;
 }
-#endif
-
-#define RARCH_LOG_VERBOSE (retro_main_verbosity())
-#else
-#define RARCH_LOG_VERBOSE (true)
-#endif
 
 #if TARGET_OS_IPHONE && defined(RARCH_INTERNAL) && !TARGET_IPHONE_SIMULATOR
 static aslclient asl_client;
@@ -178,7 +175,7 @@ void logger_send_v(const char *__format, va_list args);
 #else
 static INLINE void RARCH_LOG_V(const char *tag, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 {
-   if (!RARCH_LOG_VERBOSE)
+   if (!RARCH_LOG_VERBOSE())
       return;
 #if TARGET_OS_IPHONE && defined(RARCH_INTERNAL)
 #if TARGET_IPHONE_SIMULATOR
@@ -226,7 +223,7 @@ static INLINE void RARCH_LOG(const char *fmt, ...)
 {
    va_list ap;
 
-   if (!RARCH_LOG_VERBOSE)
+   if (!RARCH_LOG_VERBOSE())
       return;
 
    va_start(ap, fmt);
diff --git a/menu/menu.c b/menu/menu.c
index 694b265735..c3c8a43e68 100644
--- a/menu/menu.c
+++ b/menu/menu.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static void menu_environment_get(int *argc, char *argv[],
 
    wrap_args->no_content       = menu->load_no_content;
    if (!global->has_set.verbosity)
-      wrap_args->verbose       =  global->verbosity;
+      wrap_args->verbose       = *retro_main_verbosity();
 
    wrap_args->config_path      = *global->path.config   ? global->path.config   : NULL;
    wrap_args->sram_path        = *global->dir.savefile  ? global->dir.savefile  : NULL;
diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index 2d98bf2d74..8bf1fd24e8 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -2847,8 +2847,12 @@ void general_write_handler(void *data)
          settings->input.joypad_map[4] = *setting->value.integer;
          break;
       case MENU_LABEL_LOG_VERBOSITY:
-         global->verbosity         = *setting->value.boolean;
-         global->has_set.verbosity = *setting->value.boolean;
+         {
+            bool *verbose = retro_main_verbosity();
+
+            *verbose = *setting->value.boolean;
+            global->has_set.verbosity = *setting->value.boolean;
+         }
          break;
       case MENU_LABEL_VIDEO_SMOOTH:
          video_driver_set_filtering(1, settings->video.smooth);
@@ -3895,7 +3899,7 @@ static bool setting_append_list_logging_options(
 
    CONFIG_BOOL(
          list, list_info,
-         &global->verbosity,
+         retro_main_verbosity(),
          menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_LOG_VERBOSITY),
          menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_VALUE_LOG_VERBOSITY),
          false,
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 8192879244..3f40885f28 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -680,8 +680,12 @@ static void parse_input(int argc, char *argv[])
             break;
 
          case 'v':
-            global->verbosity = true;
-            global->has_set.verbosity = true;
+            {
+               bool *verbosity = retro_main_verbosity();
+               if (verbosity)
+                  *verbosity = true;
+               global->has_set.verbosity = true;
+            }
             break;
 
          case 'N':
@@ -1125,6 +1129,7 @@ void rarch_init_system_av_info(void)
 int rarch_main_init(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
    int sjlj_ret;
+   bool *verbosity      = NULL;
    global_t     *global = global_get_ptr();
 
    init_state();
@@ -1138,7 +1143,9 @@ int rarch_main_init(int argc, char *argv[])
    global->log_file     = stderr;
    parse_input(argc, argv);
 
-   if (global->verbosity)
+   verbosity = retro_main_verbosity();
+
+   if (verbosity && *verbosity)
    {
       char str[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
 
diff --git a/runloop.c b/runloop.c
index d28071aa2f..5fd7522242 100644
--- a/runloop.c
+++ b/runloop.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ static struct global g_extern;
 static bool main_is_idle;
 static bool main_is_paused;
 static bool main_is_slowmotion;
+static bool main_verbosity;
 
 static unsigned main_max_frames;
 
@@ -766,12 +767,9 @@ static void rarch_main_iterate_linefeed_overlay(driver_t *driver,
 }
 #endif
 
-bool retro_main_verbosity(void)
+bool *retro_main_verbosity(void)
 {
-   global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
-   if (!global)
-      return false;
-   return global->verbosity;
+   return &main_verbosity;
 }
 
 FILE *retro_main_log_file(void)
diff --git a/runloop.h b/runloop.h
index d0809fcde4..687f96ec96 100644
--- a/runloop.h
+++ b/runloop.h
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ typedef struct rarch_resolution
 
 typedef struct global
 {
-   bool verbosity;
    bool perfcnt_enable;
    bool force_fullscreen;
    bool core_shutdown_initiated;
@@ -355,7 +354,7 @@ void rarch_main_msg_queue_free(void);
 
 void rarch_main_msg_queue_init(void);
 
-bool rarch_main_verbosity(void);
+bool *retro_main_verbosity(void);
 
 FILE *retro_main_log_file(void);