diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index 6b202341b00..8098143c08b 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -6389,7 +6389,7 @@ void input_config_parse_mouse_button(
 
    fill_pathname_join_delim(key, s, "mbtn", '_', sizeof(key));
 
-   if (config_get_array(conf, key, tmp, sizeof(tmp)) > 0)
+   if (config_get_array(conf, key, tmp, sizeof(tmp)))
    {
       bind->mbutton = NO_BTN;
 
@@ -6460,7 +6460,7 @@ void input_config_parse_joy_axis(
    fill_pathname_join_delim(key_label, s,
          "axis_label", '_', sizeof(key_label));
 
-   if (config_get_array(conf, key, tmp, sizeof(tmp)) > 0)
+   if (config_get_array(conf, key, tmp, sizeof(tmp)))
    {
       if (     tmp[0] == 'n'
             && tmp[1] == 'u'
@@ -6551,7 +6551,7 @@ void input_config_parse_joy_button(
    fill_pathname_join_delim(key_label, s,
          "btn_label", '_', sizeof(key_label));
 
-   if (config_get_array(conf, key, tmp, sizeof(tmp)) > 0)
+   if (config_get_array(conf, key, tmp, sizeof(tmp)))
    {
       btn = tmp;
       if (     btn[0] == 'n'
diff --git a/gfx/video_filter.c b/gfx/video_filter.c
index 0f260faed51..d367aab4a12 100644
--- a/gfx/video_filter.c
+++ b/gfx/video_filter.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static bool create_softfilter_graph(rarch_softfilter_t *filt,
    name[0] = '\0';
    strlcpy(key, "filter", sizeof(key));
 
-   if (config_get_array(filt->conf, key, name, sizeof(name)) == 0)
+   if (!config_get_array(filt->conf, key, name, sizeof(name)))
    {
       RARCH_ERR("Could not find 'filter' array in config.\n");
       return false;
diff --git a/libretro-common/audio/dsp_filter.c b/libretro-common/audio/dsp_filter.c
index df7bb779605..3dd27807ee9 100644
--- a/libretro-common/audio/dsp_filter.c
+++ b/libretro-common/audio/dsp_filter.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static bool create_filter_graph(retro_dsp_filter_t *dsp, float sample_rate)
 
       snprintf(key, sizeof(key), "filter%u", i);
 
-      if (config_get_array(dsp->conf, key, name, sizeof(name)) == 0)
+      if (!config_get_array(dsp->conf, key, name, sizeof(name)))
          return false;
 
       dsp->instances[i].impl = find_implementation(dsp, name);
diff --git a/libretro-common/file/config_file.c b/libretro-common/file/config_file.c
index 976a6de99cb..f2edb10408a 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/config_file.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/config_file.c
@@ -1167,16 +1167,16 @@ size_t config_get_config_path(config_file_t *conf, char *s, size_t len)
    return 0;
 }
 
-size_t config_get_array(config_file_t *conf, const char *key,
+bool config_get_array(config_file_t *conf, const char *key,
       char *buf, size_t size)
 {
    const struct config_entry_list *entry = config_get_entry(conf, key);
    if (entry)
       return strlcpy(buf, entry->value, size) < size;
-   return 0;
+   return false;
 }
 
-size_t config_get_path(config_file_t *conf, const char *key,
+bool config_get_path(config_file_t *conf, const char *key,
       char *buf, size_t size)
 {
 #if defined(RARCH_CONSOLE) || !defined(RARCH_INTERNAL)
@@ -1184,9 +1184,12 @@ size_t config_get_path(config_file_t *conf, const char *key,
 #else
    const struct config_entry_list *entry = config_get_entry(conf, key);
    if (entry)
-      return fill_pathname_expand_special(buf, entry->value, size);
+   {
+      fill_pathname_expand_special(buf, entry->value, size);
+      return true;
+   }
+   return false;
 #endif
-   return 0;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/libretro-common/include/file/config_file.h b/libretro-common/include/file/config_file.h
index 22ffbc27e61..f3e16981989 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/file/config_file.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/file/config_file.h
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ bool config_get_char(config_file_t *conf, const char *entry, char *in);
 bool config_get_string(config_file_t *conf, const char *entry, char **in);
 
 /* Extracts a string to a preallocated buffer. Avoid memory allocation. */
-size_t config_get_array(config_file_t *conf, const char *entry, char *s, size_t len);
+bool config_get_array(config_file_t *conf, const char *entry, char *s, size_t len);
 
 /**
   * config_get_config_path:
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ size_t config_get_config_path(config_file_t *conf, char *s, size_t len);
 
 /* Extracts a string to a preallocated buffer. Avoid memory allocation.
  * Recognized magic like ~/. Similar to config_get_array() otherwise. */
-size_t config_get_path(config_file_t *conf, const char *entry, char *s, size_t len);
+bool config_get_path(config_file_t *conf, const char *entry, char *s, size_t len);
 
 /**
  * config_get_bool:
diff --git a/menu/drivers/rgui.c b/menu/drivers/rgui.c
index 5af1d3c3d00..2ca60b46d53 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/rgui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/rgui.c
@@ -3168,7 +3168,7 @@ static void rgui_load_custom_theme(
 
       /* Load wallpaper, if required */
       if (config_get_array(conf, wallpaper_key,
-            wallpaper_file, sizeof(wallpaper_file)) > 0)
+            wallpaper_file, sizeof(wallpaper_file)))
       {
          char wallpaper_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
          wallpaper_path[0] = '\0';
diff --git a/tasks/task_overlay.c b/tasks/task_overlay.c
index 38fe1f97125..b369c1546e6 100644
--- a/tasks/task_overlay.c
+++ b/tasks/task_overlay.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static bool task_overlay_load_desc(
       goto end;
    }
 
-   if (config_get_array(conf, overlay_desc_key, overlay, sizeof(overlay)) == 0)
+   if (!config_get_array(conf, overlay_desc_key, overlay, sizeof(overlay)))
    {
       RARCH_ERR("[Overlay]: Didn't find key: %s.\n", overlay_desc_key);
       ret = false;
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ static void task_overlay_deferred_load(retro_task_t *task)
       overlay->w = overlay->h = 1.0f;
 
       if (config_get_array(conf, overlay->config.rect.key,
-               overlay->config.rect.array, sizeof(overlay->config.rect.array)) > 0)
+               overlay->config.rect.array, sizeof(overlay->config.rect.array)))
       {
          char *tok, *save;
          char *elem0              = NULL;