diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
index 3442e64601..e64f1a9234 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "../../compat/posix_string.h"
 
 rgui_handle_t *rgui;
-menu_ctx_driver_t *menu_ctx;
+const menu_ctx_driver_t *menu_ctx;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SHADER_MANAGER
 void shader_manager_init(rgui_handle_t *rgui)
@@ -499,12 +499,7 @@ bool load_menu_game(void)
 
 void menu_init(void)
 {
-   menu_ctx = (menu_ctx_driver_t*)menu_ctx_init_first();
-
-   if (menu_ctx && menu_ctx->init)
-      rgui = (rgui_handle_t*)menu_ctx->init();
-
-   if (rgui == NULL || menu_ctx == NULL)
+   if (!menu_ctx_init_first(&menu_ctx, &rgui))
    {
       RARCH_ERR("Could not initialize menu.\n");
       rarch_fail(1, "menu_init()");
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_context.c b/frontend/menu/menu_context.c
index 2ed28a616c..db3d287a14 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_context.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_context.c
@@ -44,10 +44,22 @@ const menu_ctx_driver_t *menu_ctx_find_driver(const char *ident)
    return NULL;
 }
 
-const menu_ctx_driver_t *menu_ctx_init_first(void)
+bool menu_ctx_init_first(const menu_ctx_driver_t **driver, rgui_handle_t **handle)
 {
-   for (unsigned i = 0; menu_ctx_drivers[i]; i++)
-      return menu_ctx_drivers[i];
+   if (!menu_ctx_drivers[0])
+      return false;
 
-   return NULL;
+   for (unsigned i = 0; menu_ctx_drivers[i]; i++)
+   {
+      void *h = menu_ctx_drivers[i]->init();
+      if (h)
+      {
+         *driver = menu_ctx_drivers[i];
+         *handle = h;
+         return true;
+      }
+   }
+
+   return false;
 }
+
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_context.h b/frontend/menu/menu_context.h
index c1c9ae1a68..1633ab502b 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_context.h
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_context.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #include "../../config.h"
 #endif
 
+#include "menu_common.h"
+
 typedef struct menu_ctx_driver
 {
    int (*iterate)(void*);
@@ -39,6 +41,6 @@ extern const menu_ctx_driver_t menu_ctx_rmenu_xui;
 extern const menu_ctx_driver_t menu_ctx_rgui;
 
 const menu_ctx_driver_t *menu_ctx_find_driver(const char *ident); // Finds driver with ident. Does not initialize.
-const menu_ctx_driver_t *menu_ctx_init_first(void); // Finds first suitable driver and initializes.
+bool menu_ctx_init_first(const menu_ctx_driver_t **driver, rgui_handle_t **handle); // Finds first suitable driver and initializes.
 
 #endif