diff --git a/frontend/frontend_android.c b/frontend/frontend_android.c
index 97599616c0..200ca126ec 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend_android.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend_android.c
@@ -221,7 +221,9 @@ begin_loop:
    if(g_extern.lifecycle_mode_state & (1ULL << MODE_GAME))
    {
       driver.input->poll(NULL);
-      driver.video_poke->set_aspect_ratio(driver.video_data, g_settings.video.aspect_ratio_idx);
+
+      if (driver.video_poke->set_aspect_ratio)
+         driver.video_poke->set_aspect_ratio(driver.video_data, g_settings.video.aspect_ratio_idx);
 
       if (g_extern.lifecycle_mode_state & (1ULL << MODE_VIDEO_THROTTLE_ENABLE))
          audio_start_func();
diff --git a/frontend/frontend_console.c b/frontend/frontend_console.c
index 32c1953b04..cc494ecc69 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend_console.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend_console.c
@@ -272,7 +272,9 @@ begin_loop:
    if(g_extern.lifecycle_mode_state & (1ULL << MODE_GAME))
    {
       driver.input->poll(NULL);
-      driver.video_poke->set_aspect_ratio(driver.video_data, g_settings.video.aspect_ratio_idx);
+
+      if (driver.video_poke->set_aspect_ratio)
+         driver.video_poke->set_aspect_ratio(driver.video_data, g_settings.video.aspect_ratio_idx);
 
       if (g_extern.lifecycle_mode_state & (1ULL << MODE_VIDEO_THROTTLE_ENABLE))
          audio_start_func();