diff --git a/gfx/drivers/gl.c b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
index af37ee0b40..b215ff578b 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/gl.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
@@ -2256,7 +2256,7 @@ static void *gl_init(const video_info_t *video, const input_driver_t **input, vo
       win_height = gl->full_y;
    }
 
-   if (!ctx_driver->set_video_mode(gl, win_width, win_height, video->fullscreen))
+   if (!gfx_ctx_set_video_mode(gl, win_width, win_height, video->fullscreen))
       goto error;
 
    /* Clear out potential error flags in case we use cached context. */
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/vg.c b/gfx/drivers/vg.c
index 894c2de784..a63cf08d2f 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/vg.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/vg.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static void *vg_init(const video_info_t *video, const input_driver_t **input, vo
       win_height = vg->mScreenHeight;
    }
 
-   if (!ctx->set_video_mode(vg, win_width, win_height, video->fullscreen))
+   if (!gfx_ctx_set_video_mode(vg, win_width, win_height, video->fullscreen))
       goto error;
 
    gfx_ctx_get_video_size(vg, &vg->mScreenWidth, &vg->mScreenHeight);
diff --git a/gfx/video_context_driver.c b/gfx/video_context_driver.c
index aa3a26e38e..6d87da5a36 100644
--- a/gfx/video_context_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/video_context_driver.c
@@ -116,14 +116,15 @@ bool gfx_ctx_focus(void *data)
    return false;
 }
 
-void gfx_ctx_set_video_mode(void *data,
+bool gfx_ctx_set_video_mode(void *data,
       unsigned width, unsigned height,
       bool fullscreen)
 {
    const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx = gfx_ctx_get_ptr();
 
    if (ctx && ctx->set_video_mode)
-      ctx->set_video_mode(data, width, height, fullscreen);
+      return ctx->set_video_mode(data, width, height, fullscreen);
+   return false;
 }
 
 void gfx_ctx_translate_aspect(void *data, float *aspect,
diff --git a/gfx/video_context_driver.h b/gfx/video_context_driver.h
index 651b9c3e8f..58600e5e81 100644
--- a/gfx/video_context_driver.h
+++ b/gfx/video_context_driver.h
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ bool gfx_ctx_get_metrics(enum display_metric_types type, float *value);
 void gfx_ctx_translate_aspect(void *data, float *aspect,
       unsigned width, unsigned height);
 
-void gfx_ctx_set_video_mode(void *data,
+bool gfx_ctx_set_video_mode(void *data,
       unsigned width, unsigned height,
       bool fullscreen);