diff --git a/settings.c b/settings.c
index d2e94f3f8a..0f3afe3945 100644
--- a/settings.c
+++ b/settings.c
@@ -372,7 +372,9 @@ static void parse_config_file(void)
    if (!ret)
    {
       RARCH_ERR("Couldn't find config at path: \"%s\"\n", g_extern.config_path);
+#ifndef RARCH_CONSOLE
       rarch_fail(1, "parse_config_file()");
+#endif
    }
 }