diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.c b/menu/menu_driver.c
index 505573c10a..cfa5f9d14e 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.c
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.c
@@ -204,11 +204,12 @@ static bool menu_display_null_font_init_first(
       bool is_threaded)
 {
    font_data_t **handle = (font_data_t**)font_handle;
-   *handle = font_driver_init_first(video_data,
+   if ((*handle = font_driver_init_first(video_data,
          font_path, font_size, true,
          is_threaded,
-         FONT_DRIVER_RENDER_DONT_CARE);
-   return *handle;
+         FONT_DRIVER_RENDER_DONT_CARE)))
+      return true;
+   return false;
 }
 
 static const float *menu_display_null_get_default_vertices(void)