diff --git a/gfx/drivers/gl.c b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
index dd7ed66abf..342d5d6652 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/gl.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
@@ -288,8 +288,7 @@ static bool gl_shader_init(gl_t *gl)
 
 static void gl_shader_deinit(gl_t *gl)
 {
-   if (gl->shader)
-      gl->shader->deinit();
+   video_shader_driver_deinit(gl->shader);
    gl->shader = NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/gfx/video_shader_driver.c b/gfx/video_shader_driver.c
index 511ac0e5f4..5a218e3dbc 100644
--- a/gfx/video_shader_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/video_shader_driver.c
@@ -99,3 +99,10 @@ bool video_shader_driver_init(const shader_backend_t *shader, void *data, const
       return false;
    return shader->init(data, path);
 }
+
+void video_shader_driver_deinit(const shader_backend_t *shader)
+{
+   if (!shader)
+      return;
+   shader->deinit();
+}
diff --git a/gfx/video_shader_driver.h b/gfx/video_shader_driver.h
index 248fb58c49..c4dd939ad7 100644
--- a/gfx/video_shader_driver.h
+++ b/gfx/video_shader_driver.h
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ struct video_shader *video_shader_driver_get_current_shader(void);
 
 bool video_shader_driver_init(const shader_backend_t *shader, void *data, const char *path);
 
+void video_shader_driver_deinit(const shader_backend_t *shader);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif