diff --git a/driver.c b/driver.c
index 47655999cc..c51413aed8 100644
--- a/driver.c
+++ b/driver.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ static void init_osk(void)
    if (!driver.osk_data)
    {
       RARCH_ERR("Failed to initialize OSK driver. Will continue without OSK.\n");
-      g_extern.osk_active = false;
+      driver.osk_active = false;
    }
 }
 
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ void init_camera(void)
    if (!driver.camera_data)
    {
       RARCH_ERR("Failed to initialize camera driver. Will continue without camera.\n");
-      g_extern.camera_active = false;
+      driver.camera_active = false;
    }
 
    if (g_extern.system.camera_callback.initialized)
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ void init_location(void)
    if (!driver.location_data)
    {
       RARCH_ERR("Failed to initialize location driver. Will continue without location.\n");
-      g_extern.location_active = false;
+      driver.location_active = false;
    }
 
    if (g_extern.system.location_callback.initialized)
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ void driver_set_monitor_refresh_rate(float hz)
 void driver_set_nonblock_state(bool nonblock)
 {
    /* Only apply non-block-state for video if we're using vsync. */
-   if (g_extern.video_active && driver.video_data)
+   if (driver.video_active && driver.video_data)
    {
       bool video_nonblock = nonblock;
       if (!g_settings.video.vsync || g_extern.system.force_nonblock)
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ void driver_set_nonblock_state(bool nonblock)
       driver.video->set_nonblock_state(driver.video_data, video_nonblock);
    }
 
-   if (g_extern.audio_active && driver.audio_data)
+   if (driver.audio_active && driver.audio_data)
       driver.audio->set_nonblock_state(driver.audio_data,
             g_settings.audio.sync ? nonblock : true);
 
@@ -896,11 +896,11 @@ void init_drivers(void)
    init_audio();
 
    /* Only initialize camera driver if we're ever going to use it. */
-   if (g_extern.camera_active)
+   if (driver.camera_active)
       init_camera();
 
    /* Only initialize location driver if we're ever going to use it. */
-   if (g_extern.location_active)
+   if (driver.location_active)
       init_location();
 
    init_osk();
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ void init_audio(void)
 
    if (!g_settings.audio.enable)
    {
-      g_extern.audio_active = false;
+      driver.audio_active = false;
       return;
    }
 
@@ -1071,14 +1071,14 @@ void init_audio(void)
    if (!driver.audio_data)
    {
       RARCH_ERR("Failed to initialize audio driver. Will continue without audio.\n");
-      g_extern.audio_active = false;
+      driver.audio_active = false;
    }
 
    g_extern.audio_data.use_float = false;
-   if (g_extern.audio_active && driver.audio->use_float(driver.audio_data))
+   if (driver.audio_active && driver.audio->use_float(driver.audio_data))
       g_extern.audio_data.use_float = true;
 
-   if (!g_settings.audio.sync && g_extern.audio_active)
+   if (!g_settings.audio.sync && driver.audio_active)
    {
       rarch_main_command(RARCH_CMD_AUDIO_SET_NONBLOCKING_STATE);
       g_extern.audio_data.chunk_size = 
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ void init_audio(void)
    {
       RARCH_ERR("Failed to initialize resampler \"%s\".\n",
             g_settings.audio.resampler);
-      g_extern.audio_active = false;
+      driver.audio_active = false;
    }
 
    rarch_assert(g_extern.audio_data.data = (float*)
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ void init_audio(void)
          malloc(outsamples_max * sizeof(float)));
 
    g_extern.audio_data.rate_control = false;
-   if (!g_extern.system.audio_callback.callback && g_extern.audio_active &&
+   if (!g_extern.system.audio_callback.callback && driver.audio_active &&
          g_settings.audio.rate_control)
    {
       if (driver.audio->buffer_size && driver.audio->write_avail)
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ void init_audio(void)
 
    g_extern.measure_data.buffer_free_samples_count = 0;
 
-   if (g_extern.audio_active && !g_extern.audio_data.mute &&
+   if (driver.audio_active && !g_extern.audio_data.mute &&
          g_extern.system.audio_callback.callback)
    {
       /* Threaded driver is initially stopped. */
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ void uninit_audio(void)
 
    if (!g_settings.audio.enable)
    {
-      g_extern.audio_active = false;
+      driver.audio_active = false;
       return;
    }
 
diff --git a/driver.h b/driver.h
index 013d6fbe33..8c939ecdf1 100644
--- a/driver.h
+++ b/driver.h
@@ -449,6 +449,12 @@ typedef struct driver
    void *resampler_data;
    void *recording_data;
 
+   bool audio_active;
+   bool video_active;
+   bool camera_active;
+   bool location_active;
+   bool osk_active;
+
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
    menu_handle_t *menu;
    const menu_ctx_driver_t *menu_ctx;
diff --git a/dynamic.c b/dynamic.c
index 7f62247edf..1ec47769bc 100644
--- a/dynamic.c
+++ b/dynamic.c
@@ -405,8 +405,8 @@ void uninit_libretro_sym(void)
    free(g_extern.system.special);
    free(g_extern.system.ports);
    memset(&g_extern.system, 0, sizeof(g_extern.system));
-   g_extern.camera_active = false;
-   g_extern.location_active = false;
+   driver.camera_active = false;
+   driver.location_active = false;
 
    /* Performance counters no longer valid. */
    retro_perf_clear();
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ bool rarch_environment_cb(unsigned cmd, void *data)
          cb->start = driver_camera_start;
          cb->stop = driver_camera_stop;
          g_extern.system.camera_callback = *cb;
-         g_extern.camera_active = cb->caps != 0;
+         driver.camera_active = cb->caps != 0;
          break;
       }
 
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ bool rarch_environment_cb(unsigned cmd, void *data)
          cb->get_position = driver_location_get_position;
          cb->set_interval = driver_location_set_interval;
          g_extern.system.location_callback = *cb;
-         g_extern.location_active = true;
+         driver.location_active = true;
          break;
       }
 
diff --git a/general.h b/general.h
index 251a582066..46fc0c745b 100644
--- a/general.h
+++ b/general.h
@@ -421,11 +421,6 @@ struct global
 {
    bool verbosity;
    bool perfcnt_enable;
-   bool audio_active;
-   bool video_active;
-   bool camera_active;
-   bool location_active;
-   bool osk_active;
    bool force_fullscreen;
    bool core_shutdown_initiated;
 
diff --git a/libretro_version_1.c b/libretro_version_1.c
index 3dfda23cbb..534bca3df9 100644
--- a/libretro_version_1.c
+++ b/libretro_version_1.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static void video_frame(const void *data, unsigned width,
 {
    const char *msg = NULL;
 
-   if (!g_extern.video_active)
+   if (!driver.video_active)
       return;
 
    g_extern.frame_cache.data   = data;
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static void video_frame(const void *data, unsigned width,
    }
 
    if (!driver.video->frame(driver.video_data, data, width, height, pitch, msg))
-      g_extern.video_active = false;
+      driver.video_active = false;
 }
 
 static void audio_sample(int16_t left, int16_t right)
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ static void audio_sample(int16_t left, int16_t right)
    if (g_extern.audio_data.data_ptr < g_extern.audio_data.chunk_size)
       return;
 
-   g_extern.audio_active = rarch_audio_flush(g_extern.audio_data.conv_outsamples,
-         g_extern.audio_data.data_ptr) && g_extern.audio_active;
+   driver.audio_active = rarch_audio_flush(g_extern.audio_data.conv_outsamples,
+         g_extern.audio_data.data_ptr) && driver.audio_active;
 
    g_extern.audio_data.data_ptr = 0;
 }
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ static size_t audio_sample_batch(const int16_t *data, size_t frames)
    if (frames > (AUDIO_CHUNK_SIZE_NONBLOCKING >> 1))
       frames = AUDIO_CHUNK_SIZE_NONBLOCKING >> 1;
 
-   g_extern.audio_active = rarch_audio_flush(data, frames << 1)
-      && g_extern.audio_active;
+   driver.audio_active = rarch_audio_flush(data, frames << 1)
+      && driver.audio_active;
 
    return frames;
 }
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index abe5b1338e..73d30bba0a 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ bool rarch_audio_flush(const int16_t *data, size_t samples)
 
    if (g_extern.is_paused || g_extern.audio_data.mute)
       return true;
-   if (!g_extern.audio_active || !g_extern.audio_data.data)
+   if (!driver.audio_active || !g_extern.audio_data.data)
       return false;
 
    RARCH_PERFORMANCE_INIT(audio_convert_s16);
@@ -1846,10 +1846,10 @@ static void check_stateslots(
 static inline void flush_rewind_audio(void)
 {
    /* We just rewound. Flush rewind audio buffer. */
-   g_extern.audio_active = rarch_audio_flush(g_extern.audio_data.rewind_buf
+   driver.audio_active = rarch_audio_flush(g_extern.audio_data.rewind_buf
          + g_extern.audio_data.rewind_ptr,
          g_extern.audio_data.rewind_size - g_extern.audio_data.rewind_ptr)
-      && g_extern.audio_active;
+      && driver.audio_active;
 
    g_extern.frame_is_reverse = false;
 }
@@ -2325,7 +2325,7 @@ static void check_mute(void)
       else if (!driver.audio->start(driver.audio_data))
       {
          RARCH_ERR("Failed to unmute audio.\n");
-         g_extern.audio_active = false;
+         driver.audio_active = false;
       }
    }
 
@@ -2435,7 +2435,7 @@ static bool do_state_checks(
    if (BIND_PRESSED(trigger_input, RARCH_SCREENSHOT))
       rarch_main_command(RARCH_CMD_TAKE_SCREENSHOT);
 
-   if (g_extern.audio_active)
+   if (driver.audio_active)
    {
       if (BIND_PRESSED(trigger_input, RARCH_MUTE))
          check_mute();
@@ -2527,8 +2527,8 @@ static bool do_state_checks(
 
 static void init_state(void)
 {
-   g_extern.video_active = true;
-   g_extern.audio_active = true;
+   driver.video_active = true;
+   driver.audio_active = true;
 }
 
 static void deinit_log_file(void)
@@ -3156,7 +3156,7 @@ void rarch_main_command(unsigned cmd)
                && !driver.audio->start(driver.audio_data))
          {
             RARCH_ERR("Failed to start audio driver. Will continue without audio.\n");
-            g_extern.audio_active = false;
+            driver.audio_active = false;
          }
          break;
       case RARCH_CMD_OVERLAY_INIT: