diff --git a/gfx/drivers/gl.c b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
index 71af9d3f7f..eda8f87152 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/gl.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
@@ -1297,6 +1297,32 @@ static void gl_init_textures_data(gl_t *gl)
    }
 }
 
+static void gl_init_textures_reference(gl_t *gl, unsigned i,
+      GLenum internal_fmt, GLenum texture_fmt, GLenum texture_type)
+{
+   glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, gl->texture[i]);
+
+   glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl->wrap_mode);
+   glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl->wrap_mode);
+   glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, gl->tex_mag_filter);
+   glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, gl->tex_min_filter);
+
+#ifdef HAVE_PSGL
+   glTextureReferenceSCE(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 1,
+         gl->tex_w, gl->tex_h, 0, 
+         internal_fmt,
+         gl->tex_w * gl->base_size,
+         gl->tex_w * gl->tex_h * i * gl->base_size);
+#else
+   if (gl->egl_images)
+      return;
+
+   glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D,
+         0, internal_fmt, gl->tex_w, gl->tex_h, 0, texture_type,
+         texture_fmt, gl->empty_buf ? gl->empty_buf : NULL);
+#endif
+}
+
 static void gl_init_textures(gl_t *gl, const video_info_t *video)
 {
    unsigned i;
@@ -1356,29 +1382,9 @@ static void gl_init_textures(gl_t *gl, const video_info_t *video)
    glGenTextures(gl->textures, gl->texture);
 
    for (i = 0; i < gl->textures; i++)
-   {
-      glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, gl->texture[i]);
+      gl_init_textures_reference(gl, i, internal_fmt,
+            texture_fmt, texture_type);
 
-      glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl->wrap_mode);
-      glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl->wrap_mode);
-      glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, gl->tex_mag_filter);
-      glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, gl->tex_min_filter);
-
-#ifdef HAVE_PSGL
-      glTextureReferenceSCE(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 1,
-            gl->tex_w, gl->tex_h, 0, 
-            internal_fmt,
-            gl->tex_w * gl->base_size,
-            gl->tex_w * gl->tex_h * i * gl->base_size);
-#else
-      if (gl->egl_images)
-         continue;
-
-      glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D,
-            0, internal_fmt, gl->tex_w, gl->tex_h, 0, texture_type,
-            texture_fmt, gl->empty_buf ? gl->empty_buf : NULL);
-#endif
-   }
    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, gl->texture[gl->tex_index]);
 }