diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index 3c31c19697..df1221eb98 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -2080,7 +2080,7 @@ static bool config_load_file(const char *path, bool set_defaults,
          strlcpy(global->name.savefile, tmp_str,
                sizeof(global->name.savefile));
          fill_pathname_dir(global->name.savefile,
-               global->name.base,
+               path_get_basename(),
                file_path_str(FILE_PATH_SRM_EXTENSION),
                sizeof(global->name.savefile));
       }
@@ -2100,7 +2100,7 @@ static bool config_load_file(const char *path, bool set_defaults,
          strlcpy(global->name.savestate, tmp_str,
                sizeof(global->name.savestate));
          fill_pathname_dir(global->name.savestate,
-               global->name.base,
+               path_get_basename(),
                file_path_str(FILE_PATH_STATE_EXTENSION),
                sizeof(global->name.savestate));
       }
@@ -2161,8 +2161,7 @@ bool config_load_override(void)
 
    if (system)
       core_name = system->info.library_name;
-   if (global)
-      game_name = path_basename(global->name.base);
+   game_name = path_basename(path_get_basename());
 
    if (string_is_empty(core_name) || string_is_empty(game_name))
       return false;
@@ -2232,7 +2231,7 @@ bool config_load_override(void)
 
    /* Re-load the configuration with any overrides that might have been found */
 #ifdef HAVE_NETPLAY
-   if (global->netplay.enable)
+   if (global && global->netplay.enable)
    {
       RARCH_WARN("[overrides] can't use overrides in conjunction with netplay, disabling overrides.\n");
       return false;
@@ -2315,7 +2314,6 @@ bool config_load_remap(void)
    config_file_t *new_conf                 = NULL;
    const char *core_name                   = NULL;
    const char *game_name                   = NULL;
-   global_t *global                        = global_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings                    = config_get_ptr();
    rarch_system_info_t *system             = NULL;
 
@@ -2323,8 +2321,8 @@ bool config_load_remap(void)
 
    if (system)
       core_name = system->info.library_name;
-   if (global)
-      game_name = path_basename(global->name.base);
+
+   game_name = path_basename(path_get_basename());
 
    if (string_is_empty(core_name) || string_is_empty(game_name))
       return false;
@@ -2438,7 +2436,6 @@ bool config_load_shader_preset(void)
    char game_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH]         = {0};    /* final path for game-specific configuration (prefix+suffix) */
    const char *core_name                   = NULL;
    const char *game_name                   = NULL;
-   global_t *global                        = global_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings                    = config_get_ptr();
    rarch_system_info_t *system             = NULL;
 
@@ -2446,8 +2443,8 @@ bool config_load_shader_preset(void)
 
    if (system)
       core_name = system->info.library_name;
-   if (global)
-      game_name = path_basename(global->name.base);
+
+   game_name = path_basename(path_get_basename());
 
    if (string_is_empty(core_name) || string_is_empty(game_name))
       return false;
@@ -3029,7 +3026,6 @@ bool config_save_overrides(int override_type)
    const char *game_name                       = NULL;
    config_file_t *conf                         = NULL;
    settings_t *settings                        = NULL;
-   global_t   *global                          = global_get_ptr();
    settings_t *overrides                       = config_get_ptr();
    rarch_system_info_t *system                 = NULL;
    struct config_bool_setting *bool_settings   = NULL;
@@ -3047,8 +3043,8 @@ bool config_save_overrides(int override_type)
 
    if (system)
       core_name = system->info.library_name;
-   if (global)
-      game_name = path_basename(global->name.base);
+
+   game_name = path_basename(path_get_basename());
 
    if (string_is_empty(core_name) || string_is_empty(game_name))
       return false;
diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_get_value.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_get_value.c
index fbac1ea4c0..aeac39814b 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_get_value.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_get_value.c
@@ -1335,8 +1335,8 @@ static void menu_action_setting_disp_set_label_core_option_create(
 
    strlcpy(s, "", len);
 
-   if (!string_is_empty(global->name.base))
-      strlcpy(s,  path_basename(global->name.base), len);
+   if (!string_is_empty(path_get_basename()))
+      strlcpy(s,  path_basename(path_get_basename()), len);
 
    strlcpy(s2, path, len2);
 }
diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c
index 67d41cfaa6..eb21afd318 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c
@@ -1590,8 +1590,7 @@ static int generic_action_ok_shader_preset_save(const char *path,
          break;
       case ACTION_OK_SHADER_PRESET_SAVE_GAME:
          {
-            global_t *global      = global_get_ptr();
-            const char *game_name = path_basename(global->name.base);
+            const char *game_name = path_basename(path_get_basename());
             fill_pathname_join(file, directory, game_name, sizeof(file));
          }
          break;
@@ -1699,8 +1698,7 @@ static int generic_action_ok_remap_file_save(const char *path,
          break;
       case ACTION_OK_REMAP_FILE_SAVE_GAME:
          {
-            global_t *global      = global_get_ptr();
-            const char *game_name = path_basename(global->name.base);
+            const char *game_name = path_basename(path_get_basename());
             fill_pathname_join(file, core_name, game_name, sizeof(file));
          }
          break;
diff --git a/paths.c b/paths.c
index 19c9622838..0ee3d396d6 100644
--- a/paths.c
+++ b/paths.c
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 
 #define MENU_VALUE_NO_CORE 0x7d5472cbU
 
+static char path_main_basename[PATH_MAX_LENGTH]              = {0}
+;
 static char current_savefile_dir[PATH_MAX_LENGTH]       = {0};
 static char path_libretro[PATH_MAX_LENGTH]              = {0};
 static char path_config_file[PATH_MAX_LENGTH]           = {0};
@@ -152,7 +154,7 @@ void path_set_redirect(void)
    /* Set savefile directory if empty based on content directory */
    if (string_is_empty(current_savefile_dir))
    {
-      strlcpy(current_savefile_dir, global->name.base,
+      strlcpy(current_savefile_dir, path_main_basename,
             sizeof(current_savefile_dir));
       path_basedir(current_savefile_dir);
    }
@@ -167,7 +169,7 @@ void path_set_redirect(void)
 
    if (path_is_directory(global->name.savefile))
    {
-      fill_pathname_dir(global->name.savefile, global->name.base,
+      fill_pathname_dir(global->name.savefile, path_main_basename,
             file_path_str(FILE_PATH_SRM_EXTENSION),
             sizeof(global->name.savefile));
       RARCH_LOG("%s \"%s\".\n",
@@ -177,7 +179,7 @@ void path_set_redirect(void)
 
    if (path_is_directory(global->name.savestate))
    {
-      fill_pathname_dir(global->name.savestate, global->name.base,
+      fill_pathname_dir(global->name.savestate, path_main_basename,
             file_path_str(FILE_PATH_STATE_EXTENSION),
             sizeof(global->name.savestate));
       RARCH_LOG("%s \"%s\".\n",
@@ -187,7 +189,7 @@ void path_set_redirect(void)
 
    if (path_is_directory(global->name.cheatfile))
    {
-      fill_pathname_dir(global->name.cheatfile, global->name.base,
+      fill_pathname_dir(global->name.cheatfile, path_main_basename,
             file_path_str(FILE_PATH_STATE_EXTENSION),
             sizeof(global->name.cheatfile));
       RARCH_LOG("%s \"%s\".\n",
@@ -199,10 +201,9 @@ void path_set_redirect(void)
 void path_set_basename(const char *path)
 {
    char *dst          = NULL;
-   global_t *global   = global_get_ptr();
 
    runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_SET_CONTENT_PATH, (void*)path);
-   strlcpy(global->name.base,     path, sizeof(global->name.base));
+   strlcpy(path_main_basename,     path, sizeof(path_main_basename));
 
 #ifdef HAVE_COMPRESSION
    /* Removing extension is a bit tricky for compressed files.
@@ -224,11 +225,11 @@ void path_set_basename(const char *path)
     * directory then and the name of srm and states are meaningful.
     *
     */
-   path_basedir(global->name.base);
-   fill_pathname_dir(global->name.base, path, "", sizeof(global->name.base));
+   path_basedir(path_main_basename);
+   fill_pathname_dir(path_main_basename, path, "", sizeof(path_main_basename));
 #endif
 
-   if ((dst = strrchr(global->name.base, '.')))
+   if ((dst = strrchr(path_main_basename, '.')))
       *dst = '\0';
 }
 
@@ -265,13 +266,13 @@ void path_set_special(char **argv, unsigned num_content)
     * It is more complicated for special content types. */
 
    if (!retroarch_override_setting_is_set(RARCH_OVERRIDE_SETTING_STATE_PATH))
-      fill_pathname_noext(global->name.savestate, global->name.base,
+      fill_pathname_noext(global->name.savestate, path_main_basename,
             file_path_str(FILE_PATH_STATE_EXTENSION),
             sizeof(global->name.savestate));
 
    if (path_is_directory(global->name.savestate))
    {
-      fill_pathname_dir(global->name.savestate, global->name.base,
+      fill_pathname_dir(global->name.savestate, path_main_basename,
             file_path_str(FILE_PATH_STATE_EXTENSION),
             sizeof(global->name.savestate));
       RARCH_LOG("%s \"%s\".\n",
@@ -345,14 +346,14 @@ void path_init_savefile(void)
       /* Let other relevant paths be inferred from the main SRAM location. */
       if (!retroarch_override_setting_is_set(RARCH_OVERRIDE_SETTING_SAVE_PATH))
          fill_pathname_noext(global->name.savefile,
-               global->name.base,
+               path_main_basename,
                file_path_str(FILE_PATH_SRM_EXTENSION),
                sizeof(global->name.savefile));
 
       if (path_is_directory(global->name.savefile))
       {
          fill_pathname_dir(global->name.savefile,
-               global->name.base,
+               path_main_basename,
                file_path_str(FILE_PATH_SRM_EXTENSION),
                sizeof(global->name.savefile));
          RARCH_LOG("%s \"%s\".\n",
@@ -385,14 +386,14 @@ void path_set_names(const char *path)
    path_set_basename(path);
 
    if (!retroarch_override_setting_is_set(RARCH_OVERRIDE_SETTING_SAVE_PATH))
-      fill_pathname_noext(global->name.savefile, global->name.base,
+      fill_pathname_noext(global->name.savefile, path_main_basename,
             file_path_str(FILE_PATH_SRM_EXTENSION), sizeof(global->name.savefile));
 
    if (!retroarch_override_setting_is_set(RARCH_OVERRIDE_SETTING_STATE_PATH))
-      fill_pathname_noext(global->name.savestate, global->name.base,
+      fill_pathname_noext(global->name.savestate, path_main_basename,
             file_path_str(FILE_PATH_STATE_EXTENSION), sizeof(global->name.savestate));
 
-   fill_pathname_noext(global->name.cheatfile, global->name.base,
+   fill_pathname_noext(global->name.cheatfile, path_main_basename,
          file_path_str(FILE_PATH_CHT_EXTENSION), sizeof(global->name.cheatfile));
 
    path_set_redirect();
@@ -405,27 +406,32 @@ void path_fill_names(void)
    path_init_savefile();
    bsv_movie_set_path(global->name.savefile);
 
-   if (string_is_empty(global->name.base))
+   if (string_is_empty(path_main_basename))
       return;
 
    if (string_is_empty(global->name.ups))
-      fill_pathname_noext(global->name.ups, global->name.base,
+      fill_pathname_noext(global->name.ups, path_main_basename,
             file_path_str(FILE_PATH_UPS_EXTENSION),
             sizeof(global->name.ups));
 
    if (string_is_empty(global->name.bps))
-      fill_pathname_noext(global->name.bps, global->name.base,
+      fill_pathname_noext(global->name.bps, path_main_basename,
             file_path_str(FILE_PATH_BPS_EXTENSION),
             sizeof(global->name.bps));
 
    if (string_is_empty(global->name.ips))
-      fill_pathname_noext(global->name.ips, global->name.base,
+      fill_pathname_noext(global->name.ips, path_main_basename,
             file_path_str(FILE_PATH_IPS_EXTENSION),
             sizeof(global->name.ips));
 }
 
 /* Core file path */
 
+const char *path_get_basename(void)
+{
+   return path_main_basename;
+}
+
 char *path_get_core_ptr(void)
 {
    return path_libretro;
@@ -484,6 +490,11 @@ void path_clear_config(void)
    *path_config_file = '\0';
 }
 
+void path_clear_basename(void)
+{
+   *path_main_basename = '\0';
+}
+
 /* Core options file path */
 
 bool path_is_core_options_empty(void)
@@ -545,6 +556,8 @@ void path_clear_all(void)
    path_clear_config();
    path_clear_config_append();
    path_clear_core_options();
+
+   path_clear_basename();
 }
 
 enum rarch_content_type path_is_media_type(const char *path)
diff --git a/paths.h b/paths.h
index 9bbb69f057..aab98efb81 100644
--- a/paths.h
+++ b/paths.h
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ char *path_get_core_ptr(void);
 
 const char *path_get_current_savefile_dir(void);
 
+const char *path_get_basename(void);
+
 const char *path_get_core(void);
 
 const char *path_get_core_options(void);
@@ -77,6 +79,8 @@ const char *path_get_config_append(void);
 
 /* clear functions */
 
+void path_clear_basename(void);
+
 void path_clear_core(void);
 
 void path_clear_config(void);
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 12b6b7c9d2..05f3704e9f 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -882,14 +882,13 @@ bool retroarch_validate_game_options(char *s, size_t len, bool mkdir)
    const char *core_name                  = NULL;
    const char *game_name                  = NULL;
    rarch_system_info_t *system            = NULL;
-   global_t *global                       = global_get_ptr();
 
    runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_SYSTEM_INFO_GET, &system);
 
    if (system)
       core_name = system->info.library_name;
-   if (global)
-      game_name = path_basename(global->name.base);
+
+   game_name = path_basename(path_get_basename());
 
    if (string_is_empty(core_name) || string_is_empty(game_name))
       return false;
diff --git a/runloop.h b/runloop.h
index 4ab7a9b418..92c9408964 100644
--- a/runloop.h
+++ b/runloop.h
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ typedef struct global
    
    struct
    {
-      char base[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
       char savefile[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
       char savestate[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
       char cheatfile[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
diff --git a/tasks/task_screenshot.c b/tasks/task_screenshot.c
index 3386e51197..12f3f21c2a 100644
--- a/tasks/task_screenshot.c
+++ b/tasks/task_screenshot.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include "../defaults.h"
 #include "../configuration.h"
 #include "../runloop.h"
+#include "../paths.h"
 #include "../msg_hash.h"
 
 #include "../gfx/video_driver.h"
@@ -281,8 +282,7 @@ static bool take_screenshot_choice(const char *global_name_base)
  **/
 bool take_screenshot(void)
 {
-   global_t *global           = global_get_ptr();
-   char *name_base            = strdup(global->name.base);
+   char *name_base            = strdup(path_get_basename());
    bool            is_paused  = runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_IS_PAUSED, NULL);
    bool             ret       = take_screenshot_choice(name_base);
    const char *msg_screenshot = ret