diff --git a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_backdrops.c b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_backdrops.c
index 44270a9cbd..9ceee0cd05 100644
--- a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_backdrops.c
+++ b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_backdrops.c
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ char* skin_backdrop_load(char* backdrop, char *bmpdir, enum screen_type screen)
     int i;
     struct skin_backdrop *bdrop = NULL;
     char dir[MAX_PATH];
-    const char *backdrop_dir = get_user_file_path(bmpdir, 0, dir, sizeof(dir));
     char filename[MAX_PATH];
     size_t buf_size;
     bool loaded = false;
@@ -80,12 +79,14 @@ char* skin_backdrop_load(char* backdrop, char *bmpdir, enum screen_type screen)
                 return NULL; /* backdrop setting not set */
             }
             snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "%s/%s.bmp",
-                     backdrop_dir, global_settings.backdrop_file);
+                     get_user_file_path(BACKDROP_DIR, 0, dir, sizeof(dir)),
+                     global_settings.backdrop_file);
         }
     }
     else
     {
-        get_image_filename(backdrop, backdrop_dir, filename, sizeof(filename));
+        const char *bd_dir = get_user_file_path(bmpdir, 0, dir, sizeof(dir));
+        get_image_filename(backdrop, bd_dir, filename, sizeof(filename));
     }
     
     for(i=0;i<SKINNABLE_SCREENS_COUNT*NB_SCREENS;i++)