diff --git a/libretro_version_1.c b/libretro_version_1.c
index 039e76e98f..453ef0ff96 100644
--- a/libretro_version_1.c
+++ b/libretro_version_1.c
@@ -174,6 +174,12 @@ bool core_ctl(enum core_ctl_state state, void *data)
 
    switch (state)
    {
+      case CORE_CTL_RETRO_API_VERSION:
+         {
+            retro_ctx_api_info_t *api = (retro_ctx_api_info_t*)data;
+            api->version = core.retro_api_version();
+         }
+         break;
       case CORE_CTL_SET_POLL_TYPE:
          {
             unsigned *poll_type = (unsigned*)data;
diff --git a/libretro_version_1.h b/libretro_version_1.h
index 65d808d2f7..7c4834397e 100644
--- a/libretro_version_1.h
+++ b/libretro_version_1.h
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ enum core_ctl_state
 
    CORE_CTL_RETRO_SYMBOLS_INIT,
 
+   CORE_CTL_RETRO_API_VERSION,
+
    /* Compare libretro core API version against API version
     * used by RetroArch.
     *
@@ -102,6 +104,11 @@ enum core_ctl_state
    CORE_CTL_RETRO_SET_CONTROLLER_PORT_DEVICE
 };
 
+typedef struct retro_ctx_api_info
+{
+   unsigned version;
+} retro_ctx_api_info_t;
+
 typedef struct retro_ctx_controller_info
 {
    unsigned port;
diff --git a/netplay/netplay_common.c b/netplay/netplay_common.c
index 635dec20c4..e5f0bf38b7 100644
--- a/netplay/netplay_common.c
+++ b/netplay/netplay_common.c
@@ -157,11 +157,16 @@ bool np_bsv_parse_header(const uint32_t *header, uint32_t magic)
 uint32_t np_impl_magic(void)
 {
    size_t i, len;
+   retro_ctx_api_info_t api_info;
+   unsigned api;
    uint32_t res                        = 0;
    rarch_system_info_t *info           = NULL;
    const char *lib                     = NULL;
    const char *ver                     = PACKAGE_VERSION;
-   unsigned api                        = core.retro_api_version();
+
+   core_ctl(CORE_CTL_RETRO_API_VERSION, &api_info);
+
+   api                                 = api_info.version;
    
    runloop_ctl(RUNLOOP_CTL_SYSTEM_INFO_GET, &info);