diff --git a/menu/menu_animation.c b/menu/menu_animation.c
index 9b3e48e82f..50ebeb6453 100644
--- a/menu/menu_animation.c
+++ b/menu/menu_animation.c
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ bool menu_animation_update(void)
    {
       struct tween *tween   = da_getptr(anim.list, i);
 
-      if (!tween)
+      if (!tween || tween->deleted)
          continue;
 
       tween->running_since += delta_time;