diff --git a/gfx/drivers_context/mali_fbdev_ctx.c b/gfx/drivers_context/mali_fbdev_ctx.c
index 42234bfd56..e074d7ae07 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_context/mali_fbdev_ctx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_context/mali_fbdev_ctx.c
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 #include <linux/fb.h>
 #include <linux/vt.h>
 
-#include <streams/file_stream.h>
-
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "../../config.h"
 #endif
@@ -56,8 +54,7 @@ static enum gfx_ctx_api mali_api           = GFX_CTX_NONE;
 
 static void gfx_ctx_mali_fbdev_destroy(void *data)
 {
-   int fb;
-   RFILE             *fd = NULL;
+   int fd;
    mali_ctx_data_t *mali = (mali_ctx_data_t*)data;
 
    if (mali)
@@ -71,12 +68,11 @@ static void gfx_ctx_mali_fbdev_destroy(void *data)
    }
 
    /* Clear framebuffer and set cursor on again */
-   fd = filestream_open("/dev/tty", RFILE_MODE_READ_WRITE, -1);
-   fb = filestream_get_fd(fd);
+   fd = open("/dev/tty", O_RDWR);
+   ioctl(fd, VT_ACTIVATE, 5);
+   ioctl(fd, VT_ACTIVATE, 1);
+   close(fd);
 
-   ioctl(fb, VT_ACTIVATE,5);
-   ioctl(fb, VT_ACTIVATE,1);
-   filestream_close(fd);
    system("setterm -cursor on");
 }
 
@@ -160,16 +156,16 @@ static bool gfx_ctx_mali_fbdev_set_video_mode(void *data,
       EGL_NONE
    };
    mali_ctx_data_t *mali = (mali_ctx_data_t*)data;
-   RFILE *fd             = filestream_open("/dev/fb0", RFILE_MODE_READ_WRITE, -1);
-   int fb                = filestream_get_fd(fd);
+   int fd                = open("/dev/fb0", O_RDWR);
 
-   if (ioctl(fb, FBIOGET_VSCREENINFO, &vinfo) < 0)
+   if (ioctl(fd, FBIOGET_VSCREENINFO, &vinfo) < 0)
    {
       RARCH_ERR("Error obtaining framebuffer info.\n");
       goto error;
    }
 
-   filestream_close(fd);
+   close(fd);
+   fd = -1;
    
    width                      = vinfo.xres;
    height                     = vinfo.yres;
@@ -196,8 +192,8 @@ static bool gfx_ctx_mali_fbdev_set_video_mode(void *data,
    return true;
 
 error:
-   if (fd)
-      filestream_close(fd);
+   if (fd >= 0)
+      close(fd);
    RARCH_ERR("[Mali fbdev]: EGL error: %d.\n", eglGetError());
    gfx_ctx_mali_fbdev_destroy(data);
    return false;