diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 7d015e3784f42beb0f6afbb59b6f9d68e977e16e..0c6d35091dd79fb04186eee488c56e3e98b740b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ jobs:
         run: rustc --version
       - name: Verify Rust code format
         run: cd frontends/libretro && cargo fmt --all -- --check
+      - name: Verify Rust code linting
+        run: cd frontends/libretro && cargo clippy -- -D warnings -A unknown-lints
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: cd frontends/libretro && cargo test
       - name: Build development version
diff --git a/frontends/libretro/src/lib.rs b/frontends/libretro/src/lib.rs
index df2647aa798f083d6fb3270ae891ae9615ce757d..c7ba8d99367e9b6d1112ea837fdb6e154a97fcc2 100644
--- a/frontends/libretro/src/lib.rs
+++ b/frontends/libretro/src/lib.rs
@@ -365,16 +365,19 @@ pub extern "C" fn retro_cheat_reset() {
     emulator.reset_cheats();
 }
 
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// This function should not be called only within Lib Retro context.
 #[no_mangle]
-pub extern "C" fn retro_cheat_set(_index: c_uint, enabled: bool, code: *const c_char) {
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn retro_cheat_set(_index: c_uint, enabled: bool, code: *const c_char) {
     debugln!("retro_cheat_set()");
     // we'll just ignore cheats that are not enabled, Boytacean
     // does not support pre-loading cheats
     if !enabled {
         return;
     }
-    let emulator = unsafe { EMULATOR.as_mut().unwrap() };
-    let code_c = unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(code) };
+    let emulator = EMULATOR.as_mut().unwrap();
+    let code_c = CStr::from_ptr(code);
     let code_s = code_c.to_string_lossy().into_owned();
     emulator.add_cheat_code(&code_s).unwrap();
 }
diff --git a/frontends/sdl/src/main.rs b/frontends/sdl/src/main.rs
index 4c5ffefb6a87268cd41d2a922705ea981ddfe57c..437e85ef85c1eda5b70accd365b81d3c37bcd746 100644
--- a/frontends/sdl/src/main.rs
+++ b/frontends/sdl/src/main.rs
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ fn main() {
     // in case the default ROM path is provided and the file does not
     // exist then fails gracefully
     let path = Path::new(&args.rom_path);
-    if &args.rom_path == DEFAULT_ROM_PATH && !path.exists() {
+    if args.rom_path == DEFAULT_ROM_PATH && !path.exists() {
         println!("No ROM file provided, please provide one using the --rom-path option");
         return;
     }