diff --git a/core_info.c b/core_info.c
index 17203c38ae..5dcd179e99 100644
--- a/core_info.c
+++ b/core_info.c
@@ -923,8 +923,16 @@ bool core_info_list_get_display_name(core_info_list_t *core_info_list,
 
 bool core_info_get_display_name(const char *path, char *s, size_t len)
 {
-   char       *tmp          = NULL;
-   config_file_t *conf      = config_file_new(path);
+   int64_t length      = 0;
+   char       *tmp     = NULL;
+   config_file_t *conf = NULL;
+   uint8_t *ret_buf    = NULL;
+   if (filestream_read_file(path, (void**)&ret_buf, &length))
+   {
+      if (length >= 0)
+         conf = config_file_new_from_string((const char*)ret_buf);
+      free((void*)ret_buf);
+   }
 
    if (!conf)
       return false;