diff --git a/menu/drivers/materialui.c b/menu/drivers/materialui.c
index 1199da2e07..030d6923f4 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/materialui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/materialui.c
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ static void *mui_init(void **userdata)
    if (!menu)
       goto error;
 
-   if (!menu_display_driver_init_first())
+   if (!menu_display_ctl(MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_INIT_FIRST_DRIVER, NULL))
       goto error;
 
    mui = (mui_handle_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(mui_handle_t));
diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index cfd424b20f..b6f927b380 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -1986,7 +1986,7 @@ static void *xmb_init(void **userdata)
    if (!menu)
       goto error;
 
-   if (!menu_display_driver_init_first())
+   if (!menu_display_ctl(MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_INIT_FIRST_DRIVER, NULL))
       goto error;
 
    video_driver_get_size(&width, &height);
diff --git a/menu/drivers/zarch.c b/menu/drivers/zarch.c
index 38e3d11744..3e0e7d33df 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/zarch.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/zarch.c
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ static void *zarch_init(void **userdata)
    if (!menu)
       goto error;
 
-   if (!menu_display_driver_init_first())
+   if (!menu_display_ctl(MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_INIT_FIRST_DRIVER, NULL))
       goto error;
 
    zui       = (zui_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(zui_t));
diff --git a/menu/menu_display.c b/menu/menu_display.c
index b699baba55..c4cfa7003a 100644
--- a/menu/menu_display.c
+++ b/menu/menu_display.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static bool menu_display_check_compatibility(
    return false;
 }
 
-bool menu_display_driver_init_first(void)
+static bool menu_display_driver_init_first(void)
 {
    unsigned i;
    menu_display_t *disp = menu_display_get_ptr();
@@ -468,6 +468,11 @@ bool menu_display_ctl(enum menu_display_ctl_state state, void *data)
                *dpi = menu_dpi_override_value;
          }
          break;
+      case MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_INIT_FIRST_DRIVER:
+         return menu_display_driver_init_first();
+      case MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_NONE:
+      default:
+         break;
    }
 
    return true;
diff --git a/menu/menu_display.h b/menu/menu_display.h
index 6f564b753a..73f20c7c14 100644
--- a/menu/menu_display.h
+++ b/menu/menu_display.h
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ extern "C" {
 
 enum menu_display_ctl_state
 {
-   MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_SET_VIEWPORT = 0,
+   MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_NONE = 0,
+   MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_SET_VIEWPORT,
    MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_UNSET_VIEWPORT,
    MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_GET_FRAMEBUFFER_DIRTY_FLAG,
    MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_SET_FRAMEBUFFER_DIRTY_FLAG,
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ enum menu_display_ctl_state
    MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_FRAMEBUF_DEINIT,
    MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_DEINIT,
    MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_INIT,
+   MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_INIT_FIRST_DRIVER,
    MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_FONT_DATA_INIT,
    MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_SET_FONT_DATA_INIT,
    MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_FONT_SIZE,
@@ -137,8 +139,6 @@ void menu_display_msg_queue_push(const char *msg, unsigned prio, unsigned durati
       bool flush);
 
 
-bool menu_display_driver_init_first(void);
-
 void menu_display_draw(float x, float y,
       unsigned width, unsigned height,
       struct gfx_coords *coords,