diff --git a/gfx/common/egl_common.c b/gfx/common/egl_common.c
index b4d2053712..fa9b9d08e8 100644
--- a/gfx/common/egl_common.c
+++ b/gfx/common/egl_common.c
@@ -255,3 +255,16 @@ bool egl_create_surface(NativeWindowType native_window)
 
    return true;
 }
+
+bool egl_get_native_visual_id(EGLint *value)
+{
+   if (!eglGetConfigAttrib(g_egl_dpy, g_egl_config,
+         EGL_NATIVE_VISUAL_ID, value))
+   {
+      RARCH_ERR("[EGL]: egl_get_native_visual_id failed.\n");
+      return false;
+   }
+
+   return true;
+}
+
diff --git a/gfx/common/egl_common.h b/gfx/common/egl_common.h
index 81bbde23cc..b0b85fbb10 100644
--- a/gfx/common/egl_common.h
+++ b/gfx/common/egl_common.h
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ bool egl_create_context(EGLint *egl_attribs);
 
 bool egl_create_surface(NativeWindowType native_window);
 
+bool egl_get_native_visual_id(EGLint *value);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_context/androidegl_ctx.c b/gfx/drivers_context/androidegl_ctx.c
index 37283d9870..fee40a4a72 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_context/androidegl_ctx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_context/androidegl_ctx.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ static bool g_es3;
 
 static bool android_gfx_ctx_init(void *data)
 {
-   int var;
    EGLint n, major, minor;
    EGLint format;
    EGLint context_attributes[] = {
@@ -64,14 +63,8 @@ static bool android_gfx_ctx_init(void *data)
       goto error;
    }
 
-   var = eglGetConfigAttrib(g_egl_dpy, g_egl_config,
-         EGL_NATIVE_VISUAL_ID, &format);
-
-   if (!var)
-   {
-      RARCH_ERR("eglGetConfigAttrib failed: %d.\n", var);
+   if (!egl_get_native_visual_id(&format))
       goto error;
-   }
 
    ANativeWindow_setBuffersGeometry(android_app->window, 0, 0, format);
 
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_context/xegl_ctx.c b/gfx/drivers_context/xegl_ctx.c
index 50528f77ff..6e48239102 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_context/xegl_ctx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_context/xegl_ctx.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ static bool gfx_ctx_xegl_set_video_mode(void *data,
    attr = egl_attribs;
    attr = xegl_fill_attribs(attr);
 
-   if (!eglGetConfigAttrib(g_egl_dpy, g_egl_config, EGL_NATIVE_VISUAL_ID, &vid))
+   if (!egl_get_native_visual_id(&vid))
       goto error;
 
    temp.visualid = vid;