diff --git a/gfx/drivers/gl.c b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
index 49984e7ce3..3d228a2f57 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/gl.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
@@ -2001,8 +2001,7 @@ static bool gl_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
       font_driver_render_msg(NULL, msg, NULL);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
-   if (gl && gl->overlay_enable)
-      gl_render_overlay(gl);
+   gl_render_overlay(gl);
 #endif
 
    gfx_ctx_ctl(GFX_CTL_UPDATE_WINDOW_TITLE, NULL);
@@ -3520,6 +3519,9 @@ static void gl_render_overlay(gl_t *gl)
    video_shader_ctx_info_t shader_info;
    unsigned i, width, height;
 
+   if (!gl || !gl->overlay_enable)
+      return;
+
    video_driver_get_size(&width, &height);
 
    glEnable(GL_BLEND);