diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index ca91c2f56d..e424969b39 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -1750,10 +1750,12 @@ bool config_load_override(void)
  */
  bool config_unload_override(void)
 {
-   global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
-   settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
+   global_t *global     = global_get_ptr();
 
-   *global->append_config_path = NULL;
+   if (!global)
+      return false;
+
+   *global->append_config_path = '\0';
    if (config_load_file(global->config_path, false))
    {
        RARCH_LOG("Configuration overrides unloaded, original configuration reset\n");