diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index eb0262f066..7e02d3eff8 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ static struct config_uint_setting *populate_settings_uint(settings_t *settings,
    SETTING_UINT("netplay_input_latency_frames_range",&settings->uints.netplay_input_latency_frames_range, true, 0, false);
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_LANGEXTRA
-   SETTING_UINT("user_language",                &settings->uints.user_language, true, RETRO_LANGUAGE_ENGLISH, false);
+   SETTING_UINT("user_language",                msg_hash_get_uint(MSG_HASH_USER_LANGUAGE), true, RETRO_LANGUAGE_ENGLISH, false);
 #endif
    SETTING_UINT("bundle_assets_extract_version_current", &settings->uints.bundle_assets_extract_version_current, true, 0, false);
    SETTING_UINT("bundle_assets_extract_last_version",    &settings->uints.bundle_assets_extract_last_version, true, 0, false);
diff --git a/configuration.h b/configuration.h
index 4d7bafd647..223cc80685 100644
--- a/configuration.h
+++ b/configuration.h
@@ -282,9 +282,6 @@ typedef struct settings
       unsigned autosave_interval;
       unsigned network_cmd_port;
       unsigned network_remote_base_port;
-#ifdef HAVE_LANGEXTRA
-      unsigned user_language;
-#endif
       unsigned video_window_x;
       unsigned video_window_y;
       unsigned video_monitor_index;
diff --git a/dynamic.c b/dynamic.c
index 044a2c8fe0..8a3deb74b0 100644
--- a/dynamic.c
+++ b/dynamic.c
@@ -1077,9 +1077,11 @@ bool rarch_environment_cb(unsigned cmd, void *data)
 
       case RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_GET_LANGUAGE:
 #ifdef HAVE_LANGEXTRA
-         *(unsigned *)data = settings->uints.user_language;
-         RARCH_LOG("Environ GET_LANGUAGE: \"%u\".\n",
-               settings->uints.user_language);
+         {
+            unsigned user_lang = *msg_hash_get_uint(MSG_HASH_USER_LANGUAGE);
+            *(unsigned *)data  = user_lang;
+            RARCH_LOG("Environ GET_LANGUAGE: \"%u\".\n", user_lang);
+         }
 #endif
          break;
 
diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index 6937e9b963..1029e3aee8 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -512,7 +512,6 @@ static void setting_get_string_representation_uint_user_language(void *data,
       char *s, size_t len)
 {
    const char *modes[RETRO_LANGUAGE_LAST];
-   settings_t      *settings = config_get_ptr();
 
    modes[RETRO_LANGUAGE_ENGLISH]                = msg_hash_to_str(MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_LANG_ENGLISH);
    modes[RETRO_LANGUAGE_JAPANESE]               = msg_hash_to_str(MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_LANG_JAPANESE);
@@ -531,8 +530,7 @@ static void setting_get_string_representation_uint_user_language(void *data,
    modes[RETRO_LANGUAGE_POLISH]                 = msg_hash_to_str(MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_LANG_POLISH);
    modes[RETRO_LANGUAGE_VIETNAMESE]             = msg_hash_to_str(MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_LANG_VIETNAMESE);
 
-   if (settings)
-      strlcpy(s, modes[settings->uints.user_language], len);
+   strlcpy(s, modes[*msg_hash_get_uint(MSG_HASH_USER_LANGUAGE)], len);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -6220,7 +6218,7 @@ static bool setting_append_list(
 #ifdef HAVE_LANGEXTRA
          CONFIG_UINT(
                list, list_info,
-               &settings->uints.user_language,
+               msg_hash_get_uint(MSG_HASH_USER_LANGUAGE),
                MENU_ENUM_LABEL_USER_LANGUAGE,
                MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_USER_LANGUAGE,
                def_user_language,
diff --git a/msg_hash.c b/msg_hash.c
index f8a3c4db50..489f67f7d4 100644
--- a/msg_hash.c
+++ b/msg_hash.c
@@ -27,18 +27,14 @@
 
 #include "msg_hash.h"
 
-#include "configuration.h"
+static unsigned uint_user_language;
 
 int menu_hash_get_help_enum(enum msg_hash_enums msg, char *s, size_t len)
 {
    int ret = -1;
-   settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
-
-   if (!settings)
-      goto end;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LANGEXTRA
-   switch (settings->uints.user_language)
+   switch (uint_user_language)
    {
       case RETRO_LANGUAGE_FRENCH:
          ret = menu_hash_get_help_fr_enum(msg, s, len);
@@ -87,20 +83,15 @@ int menu_hash_get_help_enum(enum msg_hash_enums msg, char *s, size_t len)
    if (ret == 0)
       return ret;
 
-end:
    return menu_hash_get_help_us_enum(msg, s, len);
 }
 
 const char *msg_hash_to_str(enum msg_hash_enums msg)
 {
    const char *ret = NULL;
-   settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
-
-   if (!settings)
-      goto end;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LANGEXTRA
-   switch (settings->uints.user_language)
+   switch (uint_user_language)
    {
       case RETRO_LANGUAGE_FRENCH:
          ret = msg_hash_to_str_fr(msg);
@@ -152,7 +143,6 @@ const char *msg_hash_to_str(enum msg_hash_enums msg)
    if (ret && (memcmp(ret, "null", 4) != 0))
       return ret;
 
-end:
    return msg_hash_to_str_us(msg);
 }
 
@@ -379,3 +369,28 @@ enum msg_file_type msg_hash_to_file_type(uint32_t hash)
 
    return FILE_TYPE_NONE;
 }
+
+unsigned *msg_hash_get_uint(enum msg_hash_action type)
+{
+   switch (type)
+   {
+      case MSG_HASH_USER_LANGUAGE:
+         return &uint_user_language;
+      case MSG_HASH_NONE:
+         break;
+   }
+
+   return NULL;
+}
+
+void msg_hash_set_uint(enum msg_hash_action type, unsigned val)
+{
+   switch (type)
+   {
+      case MSG_HASH_USER_LANGUAGE:
+         uint_user_language = val;
+         break;
+      case MSG_HASH_NONE:
+         break;
+   }
+}
diff --git a/msg_hash.h b/msg_hash.h
index 5426ebc237..f6eaf18209 100644
--- a/msg_hash.h
+++ b/msg_hash.h
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@
 
 RETRO_BEGIN_DECLS
 
+enum msg_hash_action
+{
+   MSG_HASH_NONE = 0,
+   MSG_HASH_USER_LANGUAGE
+};
+
 enum msg_file_type
 {
    FILE_TYPE_NONE = 0,
@@ -1875,6 +1881,10 @@ int menu_hash_get_help_enum(enum msg_hash_enums msg, char *s, size_t len);
 
 enum msg_file_type msg_hash_to_file_type(uint32_t hash);
 
+unsigned *msg_hash_get_uint(enum msg_hash_action type);
+
+void msg_hash_set_uint(enum msg_hash_action type, unsigned val);
+
 uint32_t msg_hash_calculate(const char *s);
 
 RETRO_END_DECLS