diff --git a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
index 877df23f0a..1e238d3a3e 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/backend/menu_common_backend.c
@@ -1362,8 +1362,7 @@ static int menu_common_iterate(void *data, unsigned action)
             {
                fill_pathname_join(g_settings.video.filter_path, dir, path, sizeof(g_settings.video.filter_path));
 #ifdef HAVE_DYLIB
-               rarch_deinit_filter();
-               rarch_init_filter(g_extern.system.pix_fmt);
+               rarch_set_fullscreen(g_settings.video.fullscreen);
 #endif
                menu_flush_stack_type(rgui, RGUI_SETTINGS_VIDEO_OPTIONS);
             }
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_settings.c b/frontend/menu/menu_settings.c
index 6aa9243c90..e4a4541af6 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_settings.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_settings.c
@@ -783,8 +783,8 @@ int menu_set_settings(void *data, unsigned setting, unsigned action)
                rgui->need_refresh = true;
                break;
             case RGUI_ACTION_START:
-               rarch_deinit_filter();
                strlcpy(g_settings.video.filter_path, "", sizeof(g_settings.video.filter_path));
+               rarch_set_fullscreen(g_settings.video.fullscreen);
                break;
             default:
                break;