diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_emscripten.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_emscripten.c
index 0ebc2d6ac6..9784ece3cd 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_emscripten.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_emscripten.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <queues/task_queue.h>
 #include <retro_stat.h>
 #include <file/file_path.h>
+#include <string/stdstring.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "../../config.h"
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ static void frontend_emscripten_get_env(int *argc, char *argv[],
    {
       const char *dir_path = g_defaults.dirs[i];
       if (!string_is_empty(dir_path))
-         check_defaults_dir_create_dir(dir_path);
+         path_mkdir(dir_path);
    }
 
    snprintf(g_defaults.settings.menu, sizeof(g_defaults.settings.menu), "rgui");
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_psp.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_psp.c
index d9f4fb1776..93561eaf53 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_psp.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_psp.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static void frontend_psp_get_environment_settings(int *argc, char *argv[],
    {
       const char *dir_path = g_defaults.dirs[i];
       if (!string_is_empty(dir_path))
-         check_defaults_dir_create_dir(dir_path);
+         path_mkdir(dir_path);
    }
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_qnx.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_qnx.c
index 64ab2bc4c1..b115e22520 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_qnx.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_qnx.c
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@
 #include <libgen.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
 
-#include <boolean.h>
-
 #include <bps/bps.h>
 #include <packageinfo.h>
 
+#include <boolean.h>
+#include <string/stdstring.h>
+
 #include "../../defaults.h"
 #include "../../dynamic.h"
 #include "../../verbosity.h"
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ static void frontend_qnx_get_environment_settings(int *argc, char *argv[],
    {
       const char *dir_path = g_defaults.dirs[i];
       if (!string_is_empty(dir_path))
-         check_defaults_dir_create_dir(dir_path);
+         path_mkdir(dir_path);
    }
 
    /* set glui as default menu */
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_wiiu.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_wiiu.c
index a608e4e4b1..27a92b4af2 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_wiiu.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_wiiu.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <boolean.h>
 
 #include <file/file_path.h>
+#include <string/stdstring.h>
 
 #ifndef IS_SALAMANDER
 #include <lists/file_list.h>
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ static void frontend_wiiu_get_environment_settings(int *argc, char *argv[],
    {
       const char *dir_path = g_defaults.dirs[i];
       if (!string_is_empty(dir_path))
-         check_defaults_dir_create_dir(dir_path);
+         path_mkdir(dir_path);
    }
 }