diff --git a/menu/menu_display.c b/menu/menu_display.c
index 5c1d96f906..60d687b8fb 100644
--- a/menu/menu_display.c
+++ b/menu/menu_display.c
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@
 bool menu_display_update_pending(void)
 {
    runloop_t *runloop = rarch_main_get_ptr();
-   if (!runloop)
-      return false;
-   if (runloop->frames.video.current.menu.animation.is_active ||
-         runloop->frames.video.current.menu.label.is_updated ||
-         runloop->frames.video.current.menu.framebuf.dirty)
-      return true;
+   if (runloop)
+   {
+      if (runloop->frames.video.current.menu.animation.is_active ||
+            runloop->frames.video.current.menu.label.is_updated ||
+            runloop->frames.video.current.menu.framebuf.dirty)
+         return true;
+   }
    return false;
 }