diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index 6b4ce3ba6a..ed482d430e 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -446,9 +446,6 @@ static void xmb_frame_background(settings_t *settings,
       0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, alpha,
    };
 
-   /* force viewport to fullscreen */
-   gl_set_viewport(gl, global->video_data.width,
-         global->video_data.height, true, false);
 
    coords.vertices      = 4;
    coords.vertex        = vertex;
@@ -1324,6 +1321,9 @@ static void xmb_frame(void)
    if (!gl)
       return;
 
+   gl_set_viewport(gl, global->video_data.width,
+         global->video_data.height, true, false);
+
    menu_display_font_bind_block(menu, font_driver, &xmb->raster_block);
 
    xmb->raster_block.carr.coords.vertices = 0;