diff --git a/menu/widgets/menu_dialog.c b/menu/widgets/menu_dialog.c
index de64357a88..86f757fe6b 100644
--- a/menu/widgets/menu_dialog.c
+++ b/menu/widgets/menu_dialog.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ int menu_dialog_iterate(char *s, size_t len, const char *label)
                   MENU_ENUM_LABEL_WELCOME_TO_RETROARCH,
                   s, len);
 
-            if (rarch_timer_has_expired(&timer))
+            if (!timer.timer_end && rarch_timer_has_expired(&timer))
             {
                rarch_timer_end(&timer);
                do_exit     = true;
diff --git a/performance_counters.c b/performance_counters.c
index cb0c4a50d7..6425bea0cd 100644
--- a/performance_counters.c
+++ b/performance_counters.c
@@ -165,9 +165,7 @@ bool rarch_timer_is_running(rarch_timer_t *timer)
 
 bool rarch_timer_has_expired(rarch_timer_t *timer)
 {
-   if (!timer)
-      return true;
-   if (!timer->timer_end && timer->timeout <= 0)
+   if (!timer || timer->timeout <= 0)
       return true;
    return false;
 }