diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 381eff4883..a3346ac549 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -3047,7 +3047,6 @@ bool menu_entries_append_enum(
    size_t idx;
    const char *menu_path           = NULL;
    menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs       = NULL;
-   const char *menu_ident          = menu_driver_ident();
    struct rarch_state   *p_rarch   = &rarch_st;
 
    if (!list || !label)
@@ -3122,9 +3121,8 @@ bool menu_entries_append_enum(
        && enum_idx != MENU_ENUM_LABEL_RDB_ENTRY)
       cbs->setting                 = menu_setting_find_enum(enum_idx);
 
-   if (!string_is_equal(menu_ident, "null") && list)
-      menu_cbs_init(p_rarch->menu_driver_ctx,
-            list, cbs, path, label, type, idx);
+   menu_cbs_init(p_rarch->menu_driver_ctx,
+         list, cbs, path, label, type, idx);
 
    return true;
 }
@@ -3205,9 +3203,8 @@ void menu_entries_prepend(file_list_t *list,
 
    file_list_set_actiondata(list, idx, cbs);
 
-   if (list)
-      menu_cbs_init(p_rarch->menu_driver_ctx,
-            list, cbs, path, label, type, idx);
+   menu_cbs_init(p_rarch->menu_driver_ctx,
+         list, cbs, path, label, type, idx);
 }
 
 void menu_entries_get_last_stack(const char **path, const char **label,
diff --git a/retroarch_data.h b/retroarch_data.h
index 6ab1f83866..64e263c8c1 100644
--- a/retroarch_data.h
+++ b/retroarch_data.h
@@ -2774,6 +2774,8 @@ static void *null_menu_init(void **userdata, bool video_is_threaded)
       return NULL;
    return menu;
 }
+static int null_menu_list_bind_init(menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs,
+      const char *path, const char *label, unsigned type, size_t idx) { return 0; }
 
 static menu_ctx_driver_t menu_ctx_null = {
   NULL,  /* set_texture */
@@ -2805,7 +2807,7 @@ static menu_ctx_driver_t menu_ctx_null = {
   NULL,  /* list_get_size */
   NULL,  /* list_get_entry */
   NULL,  /* list_set_selection */
-  NULL,  /* bind_init */
+  null_menu_list_bind_init,
   NULL,  /* load_image */
   "null",
   NULL,  /* environ */