diff --git a/input/input_driver.c b/input/input_driver.c
index dd390c4f0b..d74fb56c5e 100644
--- a/input/input_driver.c
+++ b/input/input_driver.c
@@ -467,7 +467,6 @@ int16_t input_state(unsigned port, unsigned device,
    const struct retro_keybind *libretro_input_binds[MAX_USERS];
    int16_t res                     = 0;
    settings_t *settings            = config_get_ptr();
-   global_t *global                = global_get_ptr();
    
    for (i = 0; i < MAX_USERS; i++)
       libretro_input_binds[i] = settings->input.binds[i];
@@ -477,7 +476,7 @@ int16_t input_state(unsigned port, unsigned device,
    if (bsv_movie_ctl(BSV_MOVIE_CTL_PLAYBACK_ON, NULL))
    {
       int16_t ret;
-      if (bsv_movie_get_input(global->bsv.movie, &ret))
+      if (bsv_movie_get_input(&ret))
          return ret;
 
       bsv_movie_ctl(BSV_MOVIE_CTL_SET_END, NULL);
@@ -527,7 +526,7 @@ int16_t input_state(unsigned port, unsigned device,
    }
 
    if (bsv_movie_ctl(BSV_MOVIE_CTL_PLAYBACK_OFF, NULL))
-      bsv_movie_set_input(global->bsv.movie, res);
+      bsv_movie_set_input(res);
 
    return res;
 }
diff --git a/movie.c b/movie.c
index 0660891a4d..2c0ee964ab 100644
--- a/movie.c
+++ b/movie.c
@@ -156,8 +156,10 @@ void bsv_movie_free(bsv_movie_t *handle)
    free(handle);
 }
 
-bool bsv_movie_get_input(bsv_movie_t *handle, int16_t *input)
+bool bsv_movie_get_input(int16_t *input)
 {
+   global_t *global    = global_get_ptr();
+   bsv_movie_t *handle = global->bsv.movie;
    if (fread(input, sizeof(int16_t), 1, handle->file) != 1)
       return false;
 
@@ -165,8 +167,11 @@ bool bsv_movie_get_input(bsv_movie_t *handle, int16_t *input)
    return true;
 }
 
-void bsv_movie_set_input(bsv_movie_t *handle, int16_t input)
+void bsv_movie_set_input(int16_t input)
 {
+   global_t *global    = global_get_ptr();
+   bsv_movie_t *handle = global->bsv.movie;
+
    input = swap_if_big16(input);
    fwrite(&input, sizeof(int16_t), 1, handle->file);
 }
diff --git a/movie.h b/movie.h
index bc4eb89dad..dc89ffe40d 100644
--- a/movie.h
+++ b/movie.h
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ enum bsv_ctl_state
 bsv_movie_t *bsv_movie_init(const char *path, enum rarch_movie_type type);
 
 /* Playback. */
-bool bsv_movie_get_input(bsv_movie_t *handle, int16_t *input);
+bool bsv_movie_get_input(int16_t *input);
 
 /* Recording. */
-void bsv_movie_set_input(bsv_movie_t *handle, int16_t input);
+void bsv_movie_set_input(int16_t input);
 
 /* Used for rewinding while playback/record. */
 void bsv_movie_set_frame_start(bsv_movie_t *handle);