diff --git a/file_path_special.c b/file_path_special.c
index ab4c0c0eea..ff5a41b399 100644
--- a/file_path_special.c
+++ b/file_path_special.c
@@ -356,16 +356,17 @@ void fill_pathname_application_special(char *s, size_t len, enum application_spe
       case APPLICATION_SPECIAL_DIRECTORY_ASSETS_XMB_FONT:
 #ifdef HAVE_XMB
          {
-            char s1[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
             settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
 
-            fill_pathname_application_special(s1, sizeof(s1),
-                  APPLICATION_SPECIAL_DIRECTORY_ASSETS_XMB);
-
             if (!string_is_empty(settings->menu.xmb_font))
                strlcpy(s, settings->menu.xmb_font, len);
             else
+            {
+               char s1[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
+               fill_pathname_application_special(s1, sizeof(s1),
+                     APPLICATION_SPECIAL_DIRECTORY_ASSETS_XMB);
                fill_pathname_join(s, s1, "font.ttf", len);
+            }
          }
 #endif
          break;