diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.c b/menu/menu_driver.c
index aa5a79950b..170bc3498c 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.c
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.c
@@ -700,11 +700,11 @@ bool menu_driver_ctl(enum rarch_menu_ctl_state state, void *data)
          }
          break;
        case RARCH_MENU_CTL_CONTEXT_RESET:
-         if (menu_driver_ctx->context_reset)
+         if (menu_driver_ctx && menu_driver_ctx->context_reset)
             menu_driver_ctx->context_reset(menu_userdata);
          break;
        case RARCH_MENU_CTL_CONTEXT_DESTROY:
-         if (menu_driver_ctx->context_destroy)
+         if (menu_driver_ctx && menu_driver_ctx->context_destroy)
             menu_driver_ctx->context_destroy(menu_userdata);
          break;
        case RARCH_MENU_CTL_SHADER_MANAGER_INIT: