diff --git a/apps/root_menu.c b/apps/root_menu.c
index 6e3164cf04..3f2e933461 100644
--- a/apps/root_menu.c
+++ b/apps/root_menu.c
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ void root_menu_load_from_cfg(void* setting, char *value)
     if (!main_menu_added)
         root_menu__[menu_item_count++] = (struct menu_item_ex *)&menu_;
     root_menu_.flags |= MENU_ITEM_COUNT(menu_item_count);
-    *(int*)setting = 1;
+    *(bool*)setting = true;
 }
 
 char* root_menu_write_to_cfg(void* setting, char*buf, int buf_len)
@@ -586,13 +586,13 @@ void root_menu_set_default(void* setting, void* defaultval)
         root_menu__[i] = (struct menu_item_ex *)menu_table[i].item;
     }
     root_menu_.flags |= MENU_ITEM_COUNT(MAX_MENU_ITEMS);
-    *(int*)setting = 0;
+    *(bool*)setting = false;
 }
      
 bool root_menu_is_changed(void* setting, void* defaultval)
 {
     (void)defaultval;
-    return *(int*)setting != 0;
+    return *(bool*)setting;
 }
 
 static int item_callback(int action, const struct menu_item_ex *this_item) 
diff --git a/apps/settings.h b/apps/settings.h
index a55ab0c8b6..012e289d0c 100644
--- a/apps/settings.h
+++ b/apps/settings.h
@@ -823,8 +823,8 @@ struct user_settings
 #endif
 
     char start_directory[MAX_PATHNAME+1];
-    /* status setting for the root menu customisability. 0 = default, 1 = loaded from cfg */
-    int root_menu;
+    /* Has the root been customized from the .cfg file? false = no, true = loaded from cfg */
+    bool root_menu_customized;
 };
 
 /** global variables **/
diff --git a/apps/settings_list.c b/apps/settings_list.c
index 27cece5550..2258582a78 100644
--- a/apps/settings_list.c
+++ b/apps/settings_list.c
@@ -1921,7 +1921,7 @@ const struct settings_list settings[] = {
                 "resume rewind", UNIT_SEC, 0, 60, 5,
                 NULL, NULL, NULL),
 #endif
-   CUSTOM_SETTING(0, root_menu,
+   CUSTOM_SETTING(0, root_menu_customized,
                   LANG_ROCKBOX_TITLE, /* lang string here is never actually used */
                   NULL, "root menu order",
                   root_menu_load_from_cfg, root_menu_write_to_cfg,