diff --git a/menu/drivers/glui.c b/menu/drivers/glui.c
index 74f7c34827..6378030e02 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/glui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/glui.c
@@ -469,10 +469,22 @@ static void glui_frame(void)
    menu_display_unset_viewport(menu);
 }
 
+static void glui_allocate_white_texture(glui_handle_t *glui)
+{
+   static const uint8_t white_data[] = { 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff };
+   struct texture_image ti;
+
+   ti.width  = 1;
+   ti.height = 1;
+   ti.pixels = (uint32_t*)&white_data;
+
+   glui->textures.white   = video_texture_load(&ti,
+         TEXTURE_BACKEND_OPENGL, TEXTURE_FILTER_NEAREST);
+}
+
 static void *glui_init(void)
 {
    float dpi;
-   static const uint8_t white_data[] = { 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff };
    glui_handle_t *glui                     = NULL;
    const video_driver_t *video_driver      = NULL;
    menu_handle_t                     *menu = NULL;
@@ -506,13 +518,7 @@ static void *glui_init(void)
    menu->font.size      = dpi / 8;
    glui->textures.bg.id = 0;
 
-   glGenTextures(1, &glui->textures.white);
-   glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, glui->textures.white);
-   glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGBA, 1, 1, 0, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, white_data);
-   glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
-   glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
-   glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-   glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
+   glui_allocate_white_texture(glui);
 
    rarch_main_data_msg_queue_push(DATA_TYPE_IMAGE,
          settings->menu.wallpaper, "cb_menu_wallpaper", 0, 1, true);
@@ -552,6 +558,7 @@ static void glui_context_bg_destroy(glui_handle_t *glui)
 {
    if (glui && glui->textures.bg.id)
       glDeleteTextures(1, &glui->textures.bg.id);
+   glDeleteTextures(1, &glui->textures.white);
 }
 
 static void glui_context_destroy(void)
@@ -671,6 +678,7 @@ static void glui_context_reset(void)
       RARCH_WARN("Failed to load font.");
 
    glui_context_bg_destroy(glui);
+   glui_allocate_white_texture(glui);
 
    rarch_main_data_msg_queue_push(DATA_TYPE_IMAGE,
          settings->menu.wallpaper, "cb_menu_wallpaper", 0, 1, true);