diff --git a/frontend/frontend.c b/frontend/frontend.c
index 778e226a63..ad333f7f96 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend.c
@@ -69,12 +69,28 @@
 
 #define MAX_ARGS 32
 
-int (*frontend_loop)(args_type() args);
+int (*frontend_loop)(signature(), args_type() args);
 
 static retro_keyboard_event_t key_event;
 
-int main_entry_iterate_content(args_type() args)
+static int main_entry_iterate_shutdown(signature(), args_type() args)
 {
+   (void)args;
+
+   if (!g_settings.load_dummy_on_core_shutdown)
+      return 1;
+
+   /* Load dummy core instead of exiting RetroArch completely. */
+   rarch_main_command(RARCH_CMD_PREPARE_DUMMY);
+
+   return 0;
+}
+
+int main_entry_iterate_content(signature(), args_type() args)
+{
+   if (g_extern.system.shutdown)
+      return main_entry_iterate_shutdown(signature_expand(), args);
+
    if (!rarch_main_iterate())
    {
       rarch_main_set_state(RARCH_ACTION_STATE_RUNNING_FINISHED);
@@ -88,10 +104,13 @@ int main_entry_iterate_content(args_type() args)
 }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
-int main_entry_iterate_clear_input(args_type() args)
+int main_entry_iterate_clear_input(signature(), args_type() args)
 {
    (void)args;
 
+   if (g_extern.system.shutdown)
+      return main_entry_iterate_shutdown(signature_expand(), args);
+
    rarch_input_poll();
    if (!menu_input())
    {
@@ -105,22 +124,13 @@ int main_entry_iterate_clear_input(args_type() args)
    return 0;
 }
 
-static int main_entry_iterate_shutdown(args_type() args)
+
+
+int main_entry_iterate_load_content(signature(), args_type() args)
 {
-   (void)args;
+   if (g_extern.system.shutdown)
+      return main_entry_iterate_shutdown(signature_expand(), args);
 
-   if (!g_settings.load_dummy_on_core_shutdown)
-      return 1;
-
-   /* Load dummy core instead of exiting RetroArch completely. */
-   rarch_main_command(RARCH_CMD_PREPARE_DUMMY);
-
-   return 0;
-}
-
-
-int main_entry_iterate_load_content(args_type() args)
-{
    if (!load_menu_content())
    {
       /* If content loading fails, we go back to menu. */
@@ -134,10 +144,13 @@ int main_entry_iterate_load_content(args_type() args)
    return 0;
 }
 
-int main_entry_iterate_menu_preinit(args_type() args)
+int main_entry_iterate_menu_preinit(signature(), args_type() args)
 {
    int i;
 
+   if (g_extern.system.shutdown)
+      return main_entry_iterate_shutdown(signature_expand(), args);
+
    /* Menu should always run with vsync on. */
    rarch_main_command(RARCH_CMD_VIDEO_SET_BLOCKING_STATE);
 
@@ -167,8 +180,11 @@ int main_entry_iterate_menu_preinit(args_type() args)
    return 0;
 }
 
-int main_entry_iterate_menu(args_type() args)
+int main_entry_iterate_menu(signature(), args_type() args)
 {
+   if (g_extern.system.shutdown)
+      return main_entry_iterate_shutdown(signature_expand(), args);
+
    if (menu_iterate())
    {
       if (driver.frontend_ctx && driver.frontend_ctx->process_events)
@@ -188,16 +204,6 @@ int main_entry_iterate_menu(args_type() args)
 
    return 0;
 }
-
-int main_entry_iterate(signature(), args_type() args)
-{
-   if (g_extern.system.shutdown)
-      return main_entry_iterate_shutdown(args);
-   if (frontend_loop)
-      return frontend_loop(args);
-
-   return 1;
-}
 #endif
 
 
@@ -368,7 +374,7 @@ returntype main_entry(signature())
 
 #if defined(HAVE_MAIN_LOOP)
 #if defined(HAVE_MENU)
-   while (!main_entry_iterate(signature_expand(), args));
+   while (frontend_loop && !frontend_loop(signature_expand(), args));
 #else
    while (rarch_main_iterate());
 #endif
diff --git a/frontend/frontend.h b/frontend/frontend.h
index 7fa9123ed2..d638a972ff 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend.h
+++ b/frontend/frontend.h
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-int main_entry_iterate(signature(), args_type() args);
-
 void main_exit(args_type() args);
 
 returntype main_entry(signature());
diff --git a/frontend/frontend_context.h b/frontend/frontend_context.h
index 5ac6814443..293175ced3 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend_context.h
+++ b/frontend/frontend_context.h
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@
 #if defined(ANDROID)
 #define args_type() struct android_app*
 #define signature() void* data
+#define signature_expand() data
 #define returntype void
 #else
 #define args_type() void*
 #define signature() int argc, char *argv[]
+#define signature_expand() argc, argv
 #define returntype int
 #endif
 
@@ -72,14 +74,14 @@ const frontend_ctx_driver_t *frontend_ctx_find_driver(const char *ident); // Fin
 const frontend_ctx_driver_t *frontend_ctx_init_first(void); // Finds first suitable driver and initializes.
 
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
-int main_entry_iterate_content(args_type() args);
-int main_entry_iterate_menu_preinit(args_type() args);
-int main_entry_iterate_menu(args_type() args);
-int main_entry_iterate_clear_input(args_type() args);
-int main_entry_iterate_load_content(args_type() args);
+int main_entry_iterate_content(signature(), args_type() args);
+int main_entry_iterate_menu_preinit(signature(), args_type() args);
+int main_entry_iterate_menu(signature(), args_type() args);
+int main_entry_iterate_clear_input(signature(), args_type() args);
+int main_entry_iterate_load_content(signature(), args_type() args);
 #endif
 
-extern int (*frontend_loop)(args_type() args);
+extern int (*frontend_loop)(signature(), args_type() args);
 
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/frontend/platform/platform_apple.c b/frontend/platform/platform_apple.c
index 6090a2915d..3b6f18f8b8 100644
--- a/frontend/platform/platform_apple.c
+++ b/frontend/platform/platform_apple.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static void do_iteration(void)
    if (!(g_extern.main_is_init && !g_extern.is_paused))
       return;
 
-   if (main_entry_iterate(0, NULL, NULL))
+   if (frontend_loop && frontend_loop(0, NULL, NULL))
    {
       main_exit(NULL);
       return;
diff --git a/frontend/platform/platform_emscripten.c b/frontend/platform/platform_emscripten.c
index 6ab7bd4813..d14c841888 100644
--- a/frontend/platform/platform_emscripten.c
+++ b/frontend/platform/platform_emscripten.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 static void emscripten_mainloop(void)
 {
-   if (main_entry_iterate(0, NULL, NULL))
+   if (frontend_loop && frontend_loop(0, NULL, NULL))
    {
       main_exit(NULL);
       exit(0);