diff --git a/gfx/drivers/d3d.cpp b/gfx/drivers/d3d.cpp
index 27b428381d..1e7ec125e3 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/d3d.cpp
+++ b/gfx/drivers/d3d.cpp
@@ -351,15 +351,6 @@ static void d3d_overlay_render(d3d_video_t *d3d, overlay_t *overlay)
    if (!d3d || !overlay || !overlay->tex)
       return;
 
-   if (!overlay->vert_buf)
-   {
-      overlay->vert_buf = d3d_vertex_buffer_new(
-      d3d->dev, sizeof(vert), 0, 0, D3DPOOL_MANAGED, NULL);
-
-	  if (!overlay->vert_buf)
-		  return;
-   }
-
    for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
    {
       vert[i][2]   = 0.5f;
@@ -1520,8 +1511,18 @@ static bool d3d_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
    if (d3d->menu && d3d->menu->enabled)
    {
-      d3d_overlay_render(d3d, d3d->menu);
-      menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_FRAME, NULL);
+      void *vert_buf = d3d->menu->vert_buf;
+
+      if (!vert_buf)
+         vert_buf = d3d_vertex_buffer_new(
+               d3d->dev, sizeof(vert), 0, 0, D3DPOOL_MANAGED, NULL);
+
+      if (vert_buf)
+      {
+         d3d->menu->vert_buf = vert_buf;
+         d3d_overlay_render(d3d, d3d->menu);
+         menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_FRAME, NULL);
+      }
    }
 #endif
 
@@ -1529,7 +1530,19 @@ static bool d3d_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
    if (d3d->overlays_enabled)
    {
       for (i = 0; i < d3d->overlays.size(); i++)
-         d3d_overlay_render(d3d, &d3d->overlays[i]);
+      {
+         void *vert_buf = d3d->overlays[i].vert_buf;
+
+         if (!vert_buf)
+            vert_buf = d3d_vertex_buffer_new(
+                  d3d->dev, sizeof(vert), 0, 0, D3DPOOL_MANAGED, NULL);
+
+         if (vert_buf)
+         {
+            d3d->overlays[i].vert_buf = vert_buf;
+            d3d_overlay_render(d3d, &d3d->overlays[i]);
+         }
+      }
    }
 #endif