diff --git a/libretro-common/file/archive_file_7z.c b/libretro-common/file/archive_file_7z.c
index cb561062a37..adcb15a3bb2 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/archive_file_7z.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/archive_file_7z.c
@@ -414,7 +414,6 @@ static int sevenzip_parse_file_init(file_archive_transfer_t *state,
 static int sevenzip_parse_file_iterate_step_internal(
       struct sevenzip_context_t *sevenzip_context,
       char *s,
-      size_t len,
       const uint8_t **cdata,
       unsigned *cmode,
       uint32_t *size,
@@ -425,7 +424,7 @@ static int sevenzip_parse_file_iterate_step_internal(
 {
    if (sevenzip_context->parse_index < sevenzip_context->db.NumFiles)
    {
-      size_t len = SzArEx_GetFileNameUtf16(&sevenzip_context->db,
+      size_t _len = SzArEx_GetFileNameUtf16(&sevenzip_context->db,
             sevenzip_context->parse_index, NULL);
       uint64_t compressed_size = 0;
 
@@ -437,21 +436,24 @@ static int sevenzip_parse_file_iterate_step_internal(
          sevenzip_context->packIndex++;
       }
 
-      if (   (len < PATH_MAX_LENGTH)
+      if (   (_len < PATH_MAX_LENGTH)
           && !SzArEx_IsDir(&sevenzip_context->db, sevenzip_context->parse_index))
       {
+         char infile[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
          SRes res       = SZ_ERROR_FAIL;
-         uint16_t *temp = (uint16_t*)malloc(len * sizeof(uint16_t));
+         uint16_t *temp = (uint16_t*)malloc(_len * sizeof(uint16_t));
 
          if (!temp)
             return -1;
 
+         infile[0] = '\0';
+
          SzArEx_GetFileNameUtf16(&sevenzip_context->db, sevenzip_context->parse_index,
                temp);
 
          if (temp)
          {
-            res  = utf16_to_char_string(temp, s, len)
+            res  = utf16_to_char_string(temp, infile, sizeof(infile))
                ? SZ_OK : SZ_ERROR_FAIL;
             free(temp);
          }
@@ -459,6 +461,8 @@ static int sevenzip_parse_file_iterate_step_internal(
          if (res != SZ_OK)
             return -1;
 
+         strlcpy(s, infile, PATH_MAX_LENGTH);
+
          *cmode    = 0; /* unused for 7zip */
          *checksum = sevenzip_context->db.CRCs.Vals[sevenzip_context->parse_index];
          *size     = (uint32_t)SzArEx_GetFileSize(&sevenzip_context->db, sevenzip_context->parse_index);
@@ -492,7 +496,6 @@ static int sevenzip_parse_file_iterate_step(void *context,
 
    ret = sevenzip_parse_file_iterate_step_internal(sevenzip_context,
          userdata->current_file_path,
-         sizeof(userdata->current_file_path),
          &cdata, &cmode, &size, &csize,
          &checksum, &payload, userdata);