diff --git a/gfx/video_driver.c b/gfx/video_driver.c
index fd6c8ab9e6..bcbcc2ee1e 100644
--- a/gfx/video_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/video_driver.c
@@ -1181,15 +1181,21 @@ void video_driver_set_pixel_format(enum retro_pixel_format fmt)
 
 bool video_driver_ctl(enum rarch_display_ctl_state state, void *data)
 {
-   driver_t            *driver = driver_get_ptr();
-   const video_driver_t *video = video_driver_ctx_get_ptr(driver);
 
    switch (state)
    {
       case RARCH_DISPLAY_CTL_IS_FOCUSED:
-         return video->focus(driver->video_data);
+         {
+            driver_t            *driver = driver_get_ptr();
+            const video_driver_t *video = video_driver_ctx_get_ptr(driver);
+            return video->focus(driver->video_data);
+         }
       case RARCH_DISPLAY_CTL_HAS_WINDOWED:
-         return video->has_windowed(driver->video_data);
+         {
+            driver_t            *driver = driver_get_ptr();
+            const video_driver_t *video = video_driver_ctx_get_ptr(driver);
+            return video->has_windowed(driver->video_data);
+         }
       case RARCH_DISPLAY_CTL_GET_FRAME_COUNT:
          {
             uint64_t **ptr = (uint64_t**)data;