diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c
index 818266fe99..c9d9a25328 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ static int generic_action_ok(const char *path,
             flush_type      = MENU_SETTINGS;
             menu_display_set_msg_force(true);
 
-            if (rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_REPLACE_CONFIG, action_path))
+            if (retroarch_replace_config(action_path))
             {
                bool pending_push = false;
                menu_navigation_ctl(MENU_NAVIGATION_CTL_CLEAR, &pending_push);
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 73d24c472c..725582914a 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -1463,29 +1463,6 @@ bool rarch_ctl(enum rarch_ctl_state state, void *data)
          break;
       case RARCH_CTL_IS_BLOCK_CONFIG_READ:
          return rarch_block_config_read;
-      case RARCH_CTL_REPLACE_CONFIG:
-         {
-            char *path = (char*)data;
-
-            if (!path)
-               return false;
-
-            /* If config file to be replaced is the same as the
-             * current config file, exit. */
-            if (string_is_equal(path, global->path.config))
-               return false;
-
-            if (settings->config_save_on_exit && *global->path.config)
-               config_save_file(global->path.config);
-
-            strlcpy(global->path.config, path, sizeof(global->path.config));
-
-            rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_UNSET_BLOCK_CONFIG_READ, NULL);
-
-            *settings->path.libretro = '\0'; /* Load core in new config. */
-         }
-         runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_PREPARE_DUMMY, NULL);
-         break;
       case RARCH_CTL_MENU_RUNNING:
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
          menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_SET_TOGGLE, NULL);
@@ -1532,6 +1509,36 @@ bool rarch_ctl(enum rarch_ctl_state state, void *data)
    return true;
 }
 
+/* Replaces currently loaded configuration file with
+ * another one. Will load a dummy core to flush state
+ * properly. */
+bool retroarch_replace_config(char *path)
+{
+   settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
+   global_t     *global = global_get_ptr();
+
+   if (!path)
+      return false;
+
+   /* If config file to be replaced is the same as the
+    * current config file, exit. */
+   if (string_is_equal(path, global->path.config))
+      return false;
+
+   if (settings->config_save_on_exit && *global->path.config)
+      config_save_file(global->path.config);
+
+   strlcpy(global->path.config, path, sizeof(global->path.config));
+
+   rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_UNSET_BLOCK_CONFIG_READ, NULL);
+
+   *settings->path.libretro = '\0'; /* Load core in new config. */
+
+   runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_PREPARE_DUMMY, NULL);
+
+   return true;
+}
+
 void retroarch_set_pathnames(const char *path)
 {
    global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
diff --git a/retroarch.h b/retroarch.h
index 24b3c78a1f..f1678210f7 100644
--- a/retroarch.h
+++ b/retroarch.h
@@ -81,10 +81,6 @@ enum rarch_ctl_state
 
    RARCH_CTL_MENU_RUNNING_FINISHED,
 
-   /* Replaces currently loaded configuration file with
-    * another one. Will load a dummy core to flush state
-    * properly. */
-   RARCH_CTL_REPLACE_CONFIG,
 
    /* Validates CPU features for given processor architecture.
     * Make sure we haven't compiled for something we cannot run.
@@ -166,6 +162,11 @@ void retroarch_set_pathnames(const char *path);
 
 void retroarch_fill_pathnames(void);
 
+/* Replaces currently loaded configuration file with
+ * another one. Will load a dummy core to flush state
+ * properly. */
+bool retroarch_replace_config(char *path);
+
 /**
  * retroarch_fail:
  * @error_code  : Error code.