diff --git a/Common/File/AndroidStorage.cpp b/Common/File/AndroidStorage.cpp
index 1163d50426..d65129d91a 100644
--- a/Common/File/AndroidStorage.cpp
+++ b/Common/File/AndroidStorage.cpp
@@ -368,6 +368,5 @@ const char *Android_ErrorToString(StorageError error) {
 // Very hacky.
 std::string g_extFilesDir = "(IF YOU SEE THIS THERE'S A BUG)";
 std::string g_externalDir = "(IF YOU SEE THIS THERE'S A BUG (2))";
-std::string g_nativeLibDir = "(IF YOU SEE THIS THERE'S A BUG (3))";
 
 #endif
diff --git a/Common/File/AndroidStorage.h b/Common/File/AndroidStorage.h
index 26fdc8ada2..54ac51d37b 100644
--- a/Common/File/AndroidStorage.h
+++ b/Common/File/AndroidStorage.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ inline StorageError StorageErrorFromInt(int ival) {
 
 extern std::string g_extFilesDir;
 extern std::string g_externalDir;
-extern std::string g_nativeLibDir;
 
 // Note that we don't use string_view much here because NewStringUTF doesn't have a size parameter.
 
diff --git a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanLoader.cpp b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanLoader.cpp
index cb1f03b528..371e4f01f6 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanLoader.cpp
+++ b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanLoader.cpp
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ static VulkanLibraryHandle vulkanLibrary;
 
 bool g_vulkanAvailabilityChecked = false;
 bool g_vulkanMayBeAvailable = false;
+static std::string g_nativeLibDir;
 
 static PFN_vkVoidFunction LoadInstanceFunc(VkInstance instance, const char *name) {
 	PFN_vkVoidFunction funcPtr = vkGetInstanceProcAddr(instance, name);
@@ -432,6 +433,10 @@ void VulkanSetAvailable(bool available) {
 	g_vulkanMayBeAvailable = available;
 }
 
+void VulkanSetNativeLibDir(std::string_view nativeLibDir) {
+	g_nativeLibDir = nativeLibDir;
+}
+
 bool VulkanMayBeAvailable() {
 #if PPSSPP_PLATFORM(IOS)
 	g_vulkanAvailabilityChecked = true;
diff --git a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanLoader.h b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanLoader.h
index 159cb97c03..5a6b60b667 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanLoader.h
+++ b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanLoader.h
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ struct VulkanExtensions {
 };
 
 // Way to do a quick check before even attempting to load.
+void VulkanSetNativeLibDir(std::string_view nativeLibDir);
 bool VulkanMayBeAvailable();
 void VulkanSetAvailable(bool available);
 
diff --git a/Core/Config.cpp b/Core/Config.cpp
index e2f6b70de6..4963701af9 100644
--- a/Core/Config.cpp
+++ b/Core/Config.cpp
@@ -563,7 +563,6 @@ int Config::NextValidBackend() {
 			return (int)GPUBackend::OPENGL;
 		}
 #endif
-
 		// They've all failed.  Let them try the default - or on Android, OpenGL.
 		if (sFailedGPUBackends.find(",ALL") == std::string::npos) {
 			sFailedGPUBackends += ",ALL";
diff --git a/android/jni/app-android.cpp b/android/jni/app-android.cpp
index d622134f9c..d8dafa02a2 100644
--- a/android/jni/app-android.cpp
+++ b/android/jni/app-android.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ static std::string boardName;
 
 std::string g_externalDir;  // Original external dir (root of Android storage).
 std::string g_extFilesDir;  // App private external dir.
-std::string g_nativeLibDir;  // App native library dir
 
 static std::vector<std::string> g_additionalStorageDirs;
 
@@ -695,7 +694,7 @@ extern "C" void Java_org_ppsspp_ppsspp_NativeApp_init
 
 	g_externalDir = externalStorageDir;
 	g_extFilesDir = externalFilesDir;
-	g_nativeLibDir = nativeLibDir;
+	VulkanSetNativeLibDir(nativeLibDir);
 
 	if (!additionalStorageDirsString.empty()) {
 		SplitString(additionalStorageDirsString, ':', g_additionalStorageDirs);