diff --git a/input/input_driver.c b/input/input_driver.c
index 6d759cd42a..a7e7ebfb75 100644
--- a/input/input_driver.c
+++ b/input/input_driver.c
@@ -538,14 +538,16 @@ static bool check_input_driver_block_hotkey(bool enable_hotkey)
       &settings->input.binds[0][RARCH_ENABLE_HOTKEY];
    const struct retro_keybind *autoconf_bind =
       &settings->input.autoconf_binds[0][RARCH_ENABLE_HOTKEY];
+   bool kb_mapping_is_blocked = (current_input->keyboard_mapping_is_blocked) ?
+      current_input->keyboard_mapping_is_blocked(current_input_data) : false;
 
    /* Don't block the check to RARCH_ENABLE_HOTKEY
     * unless we're really supposed to. */
-   input_driver_block_hotkey = input_driver_ctl(RARCH_INPUT_CTL_KB_MAPPING_IS_BLOCKED, NULL);
+   input_driver_block_hotkey  = kb_mapping_is_blocked;
 
    /* If we haven't bound anything to this,
     * always allow hotkeys. */
-   use_hotkey_enable                =
+   use_hotkey_enable          =
          (bind->key != RETROK_UNKNOWN)
       || (bind->joykey != NO_BTN)
       || (bind->joyaxis != AXIS_NONE)
@@ -553,9 +555,7 @@ static bool check_input_driver_block_hotkey(bool enable_hotkey)
       || (autoconf_bind->joykey != NO_BTN)
       || (autoconf_bind->joyaxis != AXIS_NONE);
 
-   input_driver_block_hotkey             =
-      input_driver_ctl(RARCH_INPUT_CTL_KB_MAPPING_IS_BLOCKED, NULL) ||
-      (use_hotkey_enable && !enable_hotkey);
+   input_driver_block_hotkey  = kb_mapping_is_blocked || (use_hotkey_enable && !enable_hotkey);
 
    /* If we hold ENABLE_HOTKEY button, block all libretro input to allow
     * hotkeys to be bound to same keys as RetroPad. */