diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.c b/menu/menu_driver.c
index ce6809dbc7..4e8816c373 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.c
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.c
@@ -1754,7 +1754,7 @@ static bool menu_init(menu_handle_t *menu_data)
 {
    settings_t *settings        = config_get_ptr();
 
-   if (!menu_entries_ctl(MENU_ENTRIES_CTL_INIT, NULL))
+   if (!menu_entries_init())
       return false;
 
    if (settings->bools.menu_show_start_screen)
diff --git a/menu/menu_entries.c b/menu/menu_entries.c
index 85255c2ea2..3284ec4264 100644
--- a/menu/menu_entries.c
+++ b/menu/menu_entries.c
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ file_list_t *menu_entries_get_selection_buf_ptr(size_t idx)
    return menu_list_get_selection(menu_list, (unsigned)idx);
 }
 
-static bool menu_entries_init(void)
+bool menu_entries_init(void)
 {
    if (!menu_entries_ctl(MENU_ENTRIES_CTL_LIST_INIT, NULL))
       goto error;
@@ -1311,8 +1311,6 @@ bool menu_entries_ctl(enum menu_entries_ctl_state state, void *data)
             file_list_clear(list);
          }
          break;
-      case MENU_ENTRIES_CTL_INIT:
-         return menu_entries_init();
       case MENU_ENTRIES_CTL_SHOW_BACK:
          /* Returns true if a Back button should be shown
           * (i.e. we are at least
diff --git a/menu/menu_entries.h b/menu/menu_entries.h
index 753bb8e6fc..3e3621ac38 100644
--- a/menu/menu_entries.h
+++ b/menu/menu_entries.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ enum menu_entries_ctl_state
 {
    MENU_ENTRIES_CTL_NONE = 0,
    MENU_ENTRIES_CTL_DEINIT,
-   MENU_ENTRIES_CTL_INIT,
    MENU_ENTRIES_CTL_LIST_GET,
    MENU_ENTRIES_CTL_LIST_DEINIT,
    MENU_ENTRIES_CTL_LIST_INIT,
@@ -286,6 +285,8 @@ int menu_entry_action(menu_entry_t *entry,
 
 void menu_entry_init(menu_entry_t *entry);
 
+bool menu_entries_init(void);
+
 RETRO_END_DECLS
 
 #endif