diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 56f6e0edba..b47e75e0b1 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -19360,6 +19360,14 @@ static enum runloop_state runloop_check_state(
    /* Should be called once per frame */
    if (!appletMainLoop())
       return RUNLOOP_STATE_QUIT;
+#else
+   if (!video_driver_is_threaded_internal())
+   {
+      const ui_application_t *application = ui_companion 
+         ? ui_companion->application : NULL;
+      if (application)
+         application->process_events();
+   }
 #endif
 
    BIT256_CLEAR_ALL_PTR(&current_bits);
@@ -19400,13 +19408,6 @@ static enum runloop_state runloop_check_state(
       }
    }
 
-   if (!video_driver_is_threaded_internal())
-   {
-      const ui_application_t *application = ui_companion 
-         ? ui_companion->application : NULL;
-      if (application)
-         application->process_events();
-   }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
    if (menu_driver_binding_state)
diff --git a/ui/drivers/qt/ui_qt_application.cpp b/ui/drivers/qt/ui_qt_application.cpp
index 6ac6573253..9064b5bad3 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/qt/ui_qt_application.cpp
+++ b/ui/drivers/qt/ui_qt_application.cpp
@@ -154,14 +154,10 @@ static void ui_application_qt_quit(void)
 static void ui_application_qt_run(void *args)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_MAIN
-   int ret;
-   unsigned sleep_ms = 0;
-
    do
    {
-      ui_application_qt_process_events();
-
-      ret = runloop_iterate(&sleep_ms);
+      unsigned sleep_ms = 0;
+      int ret = runloop_iterate(&sleep_ms);
 
       if (ret == 1 && sleep_ms > 0)
          retro_sleep(sleep_ms);