diff --git a/gfx/gl.c b/gfx/gl.c
index 39fe625c4a..b74c77cb16 100644
--- a/gfx/gl.c
+++ b/gfx/gl.c
@@ -1192,6 +1192,9 @@ static bool gl_frame(void *data, const void *frame, unsigned width, unsigned hei
    RARCH_PERFORMANCE_START(frame_run);
 
    gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)data;
+#ifdef HAVE_RMENU
+   unsigned lifecycle_menu_state = g_extern.lifecycle_menu_state;
+#endif
 
    gl_shader_use_func(gl, 1);
 
@@ -1285,7 +1288,7 @@ static bool gl_frame(void *data, const void *frame, unsigned width, unsigned hei
    RARCH_PERFORMANCE_STOP(frame_run);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_RMENU
-   if (g_extern.lifecycle_menu_state & (1 << MODE_MENU_DRAW))
+   if (lifecycle_menu_state & (1 << MODE_MENU_DRAW))
       context_rmenu_frame_func(gl);
    else
 #endif
diff --git a/gx/gx_video.c b/gx/gx_video.c
index a3e5f1ce76..314e03ff94 100644
--- a/gx/gx_video.c
+++ b/gx/gx_video.c
@@ -868,6 +868,7 @@ static bool gx_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
    gx_video_t *gx = (gx_video_t*)driver.video_data;
    bool should_resize = gx->should_resize;
    u8 clear_efb = GX_FALSE;
+   u32 lifecycle_menu_state = g_extern.lifecycle_menu_state;
 
    (void)data;
 
@@ -876,7 +877,7 @@ static bool gx_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
    else
       gx->msg[0] = 0;
 
-   if(!frame && !(g_extern.lifecycle_menu_state & (1 << MODE_MENU_DRAW)))
+   if(!frame && !(lifecycle_menu_state & (1 << MODE_MENU_DRAW)))
       return true;
 
    if (!frame)
@@ -888,7 +889,7 @@ static bool gx_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
       clear_efb = GX_TRUE;
    }
 
-   while ((g_vsync || (g_extern.lifecycle_menu_state & (1 << MODE_MENU_DRAW))) && !g_draw_done)
+   while ((g_vsync || (lifecycle_menu_state & (1 << MODE_MENU_DRAW))) && !g_draw_done)
       LWP_ThreadSleep(g_video_cond);
 
    if (width != gx_old_width || height != gx_old_height)
@@ -905,14 +906,14 @@ static bool gx_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
    {
       if (gx->rgb32)
          convert_texture32(frame, g_tex.data, width, height, pitch);
-      else if (g_extern.lifecycle_menu_state & (1 << MODE_MENU_DRAW))
+      else if (lifecycle_menu_state & (1 << MODE_MENU_DRAW))
          convert_texture16_conv(frame, g_tex.data, width, height, pitch);
       else
          convert_texture16(frame, g_tex.data, width, height, pitch);
       DCFlushRange(g_tex.data, height * (width << (gx->rgb32 ? 2 : 1)));
    }
 
-   if (g_extern.lifecycle_menu_state & (1 << MODE_MENU_DRAW))
+   if (lifecycle_menu_state & (1 << MODE_MENU_DRAW))
    {
       convert_texture16(gx->menu_data, menu_tex.data, RGUI_WIDTH, RGUI_HEIGHT, RGUI_WIDTH * 2);
       DCFlushRange(menu_tex.data, RGUI_WIDTH * RGUI_HEIGHT * 2);
@@ -927,7 +928,7 @@ static bool gx_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
       GX_DrawDone();
    }
 
-   if(g_extern.lifecycle_menu_state & (1 << MODE_MENU_DRAW))
+   if(lifecycle_menu_state & (1 << MODE_MENU_DRAW))
    {
       GX_LoadTexObj(&menu_tex.obj, GX_TEXMAP0);
       GX_CallDispList(display_list, display_list_size);
diff --git a/xdk/xdk_d3d.cpp b/xdk/xdk_d3d.cpp
index 715cfd9b8e..a8879efe82 100644
--- a/xdk/xdk_d3d.cpp
+++ b/xdk/xdk_d3d.cpp
@@ -693,6 +693,7 @@ static bool xdk_d3d_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
 {
    xdk_d3d_video_t *d3d = (xdk_d3d_video_t*)data;
    LPDIRECT3DDEVICE d3dr = (LPDIRECT3DDEVICE)d3d->d3d_render_device;
+   unsigned lifecycle_menu_state = g_extern.lifecycle_menu_state;
 #ifdef HAVE_FBO
    D3DSurface* pRenderTarget0;
 #endif
@@ -892,7 +893,7 @@ static bool xdk_d3d_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
    if (msg)
       d3d->font_ctx->render_msg_place(d3d, msg_width, msg_height, 0.0f, 0, msg);
 
-   if (g_extern.lifecycle_menu_state & (1 << MODE_MENU_DRAW))
+   if (lifecycle_menu_state & (1 << MODE_MENU_DRAW))
    {
 #ifdef _XBOX360
       app.Render();