diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index cf8da76a9c..9f24d83715 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -1668,7 +1668,10 @@ static void free_temporary_content(void)
 static void main_clear_state_drivers(void)
 {
    global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
-   bool inited      = global->main_is_init;
+   bool inited      = false;
+   if (!global)
+      return;
+   inited           = global->main_is_init;
    if (!inited)
       return;
 
diff --git a/runloop.c b/runloop.c
index b9a427d306..5fcd5e9c4e 100644
--- a/runloop.c
+++ b/runloop.c
@@ -981,6 +981,9 @@ void rarch_main_msg_queue_push(const char *msg, unsigned prio, unsigned duration
 void rarch_main_msg_queue_free(void)
 {
    runloop_t *runloop = rarch_main_get_ptr();
+   if (!runloop)
+      return;
+
    if (runloop->msg_queue)
       msg_queue_free(runloop->msg_queue);
    runloop->msg_queue = NULL;
@@ -989,6 +992,9 @@ void rarch_main_msg_queue_free(void)
 void rarch_main_msg_queue_init(void)
 {
    runloop_t *runloop = rarch_main_get_ptr();
+   if (!runloop)
+      return;
+
    if (!runloop->msg_queue)
       rarch_assert(runloop->msg_queue = msg_queue_new(8));
 }