diff --git a/frontend/menu/disp/glui.c b/frontend/menu/disp/glui.c
index a3978bc02b..483cd96691 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/disp/glui.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/disp/glui.c
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ static void glui_frame(void)
    if (!driver.menu || !gl)
       return;
 
+   if (g_extern.lifecycle_state & (1ULL << MODE_GAME))
+      return;
+
    line_height = g_settings.video.font_size * 4 / 3;
    glyph_width = line_height / 2;
    glui_margin = gl->win_width / 20 ;
diff --git a/gfx/gl.c b/gfx/gl.c
index 5504ecd025..fe85f30775 100644
--- a/gfx/gl.c
+++ b/gfx/gl.c
@@ -1592,7 +1592,8 @@ static bool gl_frame(void *data, const void *frame, unsigned width, unsigned hei
    gl_set_prev_texture(gl, &tex_info);
 
 #if defined(HAVE_MENU)
-   if (g_extern.lifecycle_state & (1ULL << MODE_MENU) && driver.menu_ctx && driver.menu_ctx->frame)
+   if ((g_extern.lifecycle_state & (1ULL << MODE_MENU))
+         && driver.menu_ctx && driver.menu_ctx->frame)
       driver.menu_ctx->frame();
 
    if (gl->menu_texture_enable)