diff --git a/gfx/drivers/gl.c b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
index 6e7cff3425..d8ab1f7a76 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/gl.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
@@ -2576,7 +2576,7 @@ static void *gl_init(const video_info_t *video, const input_driver_t **input, vo
 
    if (gl->shader)
    {
-      unsigned minimum = gl->shader->get_prev_textures();
+      unsigned minimum = video_shader_driver_get_prev_textures(gl->shader);
       gl->textures     = max(minimum + 1, gl->textures);
    }
 
@@ -2823,7 +2823,7 @@ static bool gl_set_shader(void *data,
 
    if (gl->shader)
    {
-      unsigned textures = gl->shader->get_prev_textures() + 1;
+      unsigned textures = video_shader_driver_get_prev_textures(gl->shader) + 1;
 
       if (textures > gl->textures) /* Have to reinit a bit. */
       {
diff --git a/gfx/video_shader_driver.c b/gfx/video_shader_driver.c
index 967b4922d1..11ec10574d 100644
--- a/gfx/video_shader_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/video_shader_driver.c
@@ -135,6 +135,13 @@ unsigned video_shader_driver_num_shaders(const shader_backend_t *shader)
    return shader->num_shaders();
 }
 
+unsigned video_shader_driver_get_prev_textures(const shader_backend_t *shader)
+{
+   if (!shader)
+      return 0;
+   return shader->get_prev_textures();
+}
+
 bool video_shader_driver_set_coords(const shader_backend_t *shader, const void *data)
 {
    if (!shader || !shader->set_coords)
diff --git a/gfx/video_shader_driver.h b/gfx/video_shader_driver.h
index 6366ddf06a..aa3c6fe40d 100644
--- a/gfx/video_shader_driver.h
+++ b/gfx/video_shader_driver.h
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ bool video_shader_driver_set_coords(const shader_backend_t *shader, const void *
 
 bool video_shader_driver_set_mvp(const shader_backend_t *shader, void *data, const math_matrix_4x4 *mat);
 
+unsigned video_shader_driver_get_prev_textures(const shader_backend_t *shader);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif