diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_darwin.m b/frontend/drivers/platform_darwin.m
index 894c60d48b..78a4f8cbff 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_darwin.m
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_darwin.m
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ static uint64_t frontend_darwin_get_mem_total(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-static uint64_t frontend_darwin_get_mem_free(void)
+static uint64_t frontend_darwin_get_mem_used(void)
 {
 #if defined(OSX) && !defined(OSX_PPC)
     vm_size_t page_size;
@@ -720,6 +720,6 @@ frontend_ctx_driver_t frontend_ctx_darwin = {
    frontend_darwin_get_powerstate,
    frontend_darwin_parse_drive_list,
    frontend_darwin_get_mem_total,
-   frontend_darwin_get_mem_free,
+   frontend_darwin_get_mem_used,
    "darwin",
 };
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_gx.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_gx.c
index cf9935ee6d..39af0db8bf 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_gx.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_gx.c
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ static uint64_t frontend_gx_get_mem_total(void)
    return total;
 }
 
-static uint64_t frontend_gx_get_mem_free(void)
+static uint64_t frontend_gx_get_mem_used(void)
 {
    uint64_t total = SYSMEM1_SIZE - SYS_GetArena1Size();
 #if defined(HW_RVL) && !defined(IS_SALAMANDER)
@@ -525,6 +525,6 @@ frontend_ctx_driver_t frontend_ctx_gx = {
    NULL,                            /* get_powerstate */
    frontend_gx_parse_drive_list,
    frontend_gx_get_mem_total,
-   frontend_gx_get_mem_free,
+   frontend_gx_get_mem_used,
    "gx",
 };
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_linux.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_linux.c
index beb4119957..e6ec654196 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_linux.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_linux.c
@@ -1888,7 +1888,7 @@ static uint64_t frontend_linux_get_mem_total(void)
    return pages * page_size;
 }
 
-static uint64_t frontend_linux_get_mem_free(void)
+static uint64_t frontend_linux_get_mem_used(void)
 {
    long pages     = sysconf(_SC_AVPHYS_PAGES);
    long page_size = sysconf(_SC_PAGE_SIZE);
@@ -1930,7 +1930,7 @@ frontend_ctx_driver_t frontend_ctx_linux = {
    NULL,                         /* parse_drive_list */
 #endif
    frontend_linux_get_mem_total,
-   frontend_linux_get_mem_free,
+   frontend_linux_get_mem_used,
 #ifdef ANDROID
    "android"
 #else
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_win32.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_win32.c
index 76b0172f26..285f294a1f 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_win32.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_win32.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static uint64_t frontend_win32_get_mem_total(void)
 	return mem_info.ullTotalPhys;
 }
 
-static uint64_t frontend_win32_get_mem_free(void)
+static uint64_t frontend_win32_get_mem_used(void)
 {
 	MEMORYSTATUSEX mem_info;
 	mem_info.dwLength = sizeof(MEMORYSTATUSEX);
@@ -332,6 +332,6 @@ frontend_ctx_driver_t frontend_ctx_win32 = {
    frontend_win32_get_powerstate,
    frontend_win32_parse_drive_list,
    frontend_win32_get_mem_total,
-   frontend_win32_get_mem_free,
-   "win32",
+   frontend_win32_get_mem_used,
+   "win32"
 };
diff --git a/frontend/frontend_driver.c b/frontend/frontend_driver.c
index e4a469252a..9a5a3d1037 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend_driver.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend_driver.c
@@ -317,11 +317,11 @@ uint64_t frontend_driver_get_total_memory(void)
    return frontend->get_total_mem();
 }
 
-uint64_t frontend_driver_get_free_memory(void)
+uint64_t frontend_driver_get_used_memory(void)
 {
    frontend_ctx_driver_t *frontend = frontend_get_ptr();
-   if (!frontend || !frontend->get_free_mem)
+   if (!frontend || !frontend->get_used_mem)
       return 0;
-   return frontend->get_free_mem();
+   return frontend->get_used_mem();
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/frontend/frontend_driver.h b/frontend/frontend_driver.h
index c0c9793a60..8a6bb0ff16 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend_driver.h
+++ b/frontend/frontend_driver.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ typedef struct frontend_ctx_driver
    enum frontend_powerstate (*get_powerstate)(int *seconds, int *percent);
    int  (*parse_drive_list)(void*);
    uint64_t (*get_total_mem)(void);
-   uint64_t (*get_free_mem)(void);
+   uint64_t (*get_used_mem)(void);
 
    const char *ident;
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ bool frontend_driver_get_salamander_basename(char *s, size_t len);
 
 uint64_t frontend_driver_get_total_memory(void);
 
-uint64_t frontend_driver_get_free_memory(void);
+uint64_t frontend_driver_get_used_memory(void);
 
 RETRO_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/menu/menu_displaylist.c b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
index 5f9eb3346f..f35b233eba 100644
--- a/menu/menu_displaylist.c
+++ b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
@@ -784,57 +784,57 @@ static int menu_displaylist_parse_system_info(menu_displaylist_info_t *info)
          char tmp[PATH_MAX_LENGTH]  = {0};
          char tmp2[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
          char tmp3[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
-         uint64_t memory_free       = frontend_driver_get_free_memory();
+         uint64_t memory_used       = frontend_driver_get_used_memory();
          uint64_t memory_total      = frontend_driver_get_total_memory();
 
-         if (memory_free != 0 && memory_total != 0)
+         if (memory_used != 0 && memory_total != 0)
          {
 #ifdef _WIN32
             snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp),
                   "Memory (in bytes): %Iu/%Iu B",
-                  memory_free,
+                  memory_used,
                   memory_total
                   );
             snprintf(tmp2, sizeof(tmp2),
                   "Memory (in megabytes): %Iu/%Iu MB",
-                  bytes_to_mb(memory_free),
+                  bytes_to_mb(memory_used),
                   bytes_to_mb(memory_total)
                   );
             snprintf(tmp3, sizeof(tmp3),
                   "Memory (in gigabytes): %Iu/%Iu GB",
-                  bytes_to_gb(memory_free),
+                  bytes_to_gb(memory_used),
                   bytes_to_gb(memory_total)
                   );
 #elif defined(__STDC_VERSION__) && __STDC_VERSION__>=199901L
             snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp),
                   "Memory (in bytes) : %llu/%llu B",
-                  (unsigned long long)memory_free,
+                  (unsigned long long)memory_used,
                   (unsigned long long)memory_total
                   );
             snprintf(tmp2, sizeof(tmp2),
                   "Memory (in megabytes) : %llu/%llu MB",
-                  (unsigned long long)bytes_to_mb(memory_free),
+                  (unsigned long long)bytes_to_mb(memory_used),
                   (unsigned long long)bytes_to_mb(memory_total)
                   );
             snprintf(tmp3, sizeof(tmp3),
                   "Memory (in gigabytes): %llu/%llu GB",
-                  (unsigned long long)bytes_to_gb(memory_free),
+                  (unsigned long long)bytes_to_gb(memory_used),
                   (unsigned long long)bytes_to_gb(memory_total)
                   );
 #else
             snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp),
                   "Memory (in bytes): %lu/%lu B",
-                  memory_free,
+                  memory_used,
                   memory_total
                   );
             snprintf(tmp2, sizeof(tmp2),
                   "Memory (in megabytes) : %1u/%1u MB",
-                  bytes_to_mb(memory_free),
+                  bytes_to_mb(memory_used),
                   bytes_to_mb(memory_total)
                   );
             snprintf(tmp3, sizeof(tmp3),
                   "Memory (in gigabytes) : %1u/%1u GB",
-                  bytes_to_gb(memory_free),
+                  bytes_to_gb(memory_used),
                   bytes_to_gb(memory_total)
                   );
 #endif