diff --git a/command_event.c b/command_event.c
index 4d3fd6d667..acff1eae7f 100644
--- a/command_event.c
+++ b/command_event.c
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ static bool event_init_core(void)
    rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_VERIFY_API_VERSION, NULL);
    core.retro_init();
 
-   global->sram.use = (global->inited.core.type == CORE_TYPE_PLAIN) 
+   global->sram.use = rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_PLAIN_CORE, NULL) 
       && !content_ctl(CONTENT_CTL_DOES_NOT_NEED_CONTENT, NULL);
 
    if (!event_init_content())
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 4f15e23355..2e3ad74494 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -1293,6 +1293,8 @@ bool rarch_ctl(enum rarch_ctl_state state, void *data)
 
    switch(state)
    {
+      case RARCH_CTL_IS_PLAIN_CORE:
+         return (global->inited.core.type == CORE_TYPE_PLAIN);
       case RARCH_CTL_IS_DUMMY_CORE:
          return (global->inited.core.type == CORE_TYPE_DUMMY);
       case RARCH_CTL_IS_INITED:
diff --git a/retroarch.h b/retroarch.h
index 456ea7201f..15750b11d5 100644
--- a/retroarch.h
+++ b/retroarch.h
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ enum rarch_ctl_state
 
    RARCH_CTL_IS_INITED,
 
+   RARCH_CTL_IS_PLAIN_CORE,
+
    RARCH_CTL_IS_DUMMY_CORE,
 
    RARCH_CTL_PREINIT,