diff --git a/frontend/frontend.c b/frontend/frontend.c
index 245031511f..b80607364d 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
    menu_free();
 
-   if (g_extern.config_save_on_exit)
+   if (g_extern.config_save_on_exit && *g_extern.config_path)
       config_save_file(g_extern.config_path);
 
    if (g_extern.main_is_init)