diff --git a/menu/menu_display.c b/menu/menu_display.c
index 555b1b1168..730f61bbc8 100644
--- a/menu/menu_display.c
+++ b/menu/menu_display.c
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ void menu_display_draw(menu_display_ctx_draw_t *draw)
 bool menu_display_shader_pipeline_active(void)
 {
    settings_t *settings          = config_get_ptr();
-   if (!string_is_equal(settings->menu.driver, "xmb"))
+   if (!string_is_equal(menu_driver_ident(), "xmb"))
       return false;
    if (settings->menu.xmb.shader_pipeline == 0)
       return false;
diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.c b/menu/menu_driver.c
index c411986064..28e342518d 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.c
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.c
@@ -276,6 +276,15 @@ static void menu_driver_toggle(bool latch)
    input_driver_set_flushing_input();
 }
 
+const char *menu_driver_ident(void)
+{
+   if (!menu_driver_alive)
+      return NULL;
+   if (!menu_driver_ctx || !menu_driver_ctx->ident)
+      return NULL;
+  return menu_driver_ctx->ident;
+}
+
 bool menu_driver_ctl(enum rarch_menu_ctl_state state, void *data)
 {
    switch (state)
diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.h b/menu/menu_driver.h
index da6d3421b1..f3ec9f263e 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.h
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.h
@@ -414,6 +414,8 @@ const char* config_get_menu_driver_options(void);
 /* HACK */
 extern unsigned int rdb_entry_start_game_selection_ptr;
 
+const char *menu_driver_ident(void);
+
 bool menu_driver_ctl(enum rarch_menu_ctl_state state, void *data);
 
 extern menu_ctx_driver_t menu_ctx_xui;