diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index 468d92f6b3..ecf0bd230e 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ static void xmb_draw_thumbnail(
    draw.x                   = x;
    draw.y                   = height - y;
 
-   menu_display_set_alpha((float*)coords.color, 1.0f);
+   menu_display_set_alpha(color, 1.0f);
 
    menu_display_draw(&draw);
 }
diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.c b/menu/menu_driver.c
index 870beca2c6..4ae54b58da 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.c
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.c
@@ -1211,13 +1211,6 @@ void menu_display_draw_text(
    video_driver_set_osd_msg(text, &params, (void*)font);
 }
 
-void menu_display_set_alpha(float *color, float alpha_value)
-{
-   if (!color)
-      return;
-   color[3] = color[7] = color[11] = color[15] = alpha_value;
-}
-
 void menu_display_reset_textures_list(
       const char *texture_path, const char *iconpath,
       uintptr_t *item, enum texture_filter_type filter_type)
diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.h b/menu/menu_driver.h
index 61c1af0af8..ab51e7d31a 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.h
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.h
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ void menu_display_draw_text(
       uint32_t color, enum text_alignment text_align,
       float scale_factor, bool shadows_enable, float shadow_offset);
 
-void menu_display_set_alpha(float *color, float alpha_value);
+#define menu_display_set_alpha(color, alpha_value) (color[3] = color[7] = color[11] = color[15] = (alpha_value))
 
 font_data_t *menu_display_font(enum application_special_type type, float font_size,
       bool video_is_threaded);