diff --git a/gfx/drivers/gl.c b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
index 3cf83ec60d..2d670ad9e6 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/gl.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ static bool gl_check_fbo_proc(gl_t *gl)
 
 static bool gl_shader_init(gl_t *gl)
 {
+   video_shader_ctx_init_t init_data;
    enum rarch_shader_type type;
    bool ret                        = false;
    const shader_backend_t *backend = NULL;
@@ -294,12 +295,21 @@ static bool gl_shader_init(gl_t *gl)
 #endif
 #endif
 
-   ret = video_shader_driver_init(backend, gl, shader_path);
+   init_data.shader = backend;
+   init_data.data   = gl;
+   init_data.path   = shader_path;
+
+   ret = video_shader_driver_ctl(SHADER_CTL_INIT, &init_data);
 
    if (!ret)
    {
       RARCH_ERR("[GL]: Failed to initialize shader, falling back to stock.\n");
-      ret = video_shader_driver_init(backend, gl, NULL);
+
+      init_data.shader = backend;
+      init_data.data   = gl;
+      init_data.path   = NULL;
+
+      ret = video_shader_driver_ctl(SHADER_CTL_INIT, &init_data);
    }
 
    return ret;
@@ -2897,6 +2907,7 @@ static bool gl_set_shader(void *data,
       enum rarch_shader_type type, const char *path)
 {
 #if defined(HAVE_GLSL) || defined(HAVE_CG)
+   video_shader_ctx_init_t init_data;
    const shader_backend_t *shader = NULL;
    gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)data;
 
@@ -2940,9 +2951,15 @@ static bool gl_set_shader(void *data,
    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, gl->texture[gl->tex_index]);
 #endif
 
-   if (!video_shader_driver_init(shader, gl, path))
+   init_data.shader = shader;
+   init_data.data   = gl;
+   init_data.path   = path;
+
+   if (!video_shader_driver_ctl(SHADER_CTL_INIT, &init_data))
    {
-      video_shader_driver_init(shader, gl, NULL);
+      init_data.path = NULL;
+
+      video_shader_driver_ctl(SHADER_CTL_INIT, &init_data);
 
       RARCH_WARN("[GL]: Failed to set multipass shader. Falling back to stock.\n");
 
diff --git a/gfx/video_shader_driver.c b/gfx/video_shader_driver.c
index 8fb7906365..196ce99a4c 100644
--- a/gfx/video_shader_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/video_shader_driver.c
@@ -80,25 +80,6 @@ void video_shader_driver_scale(unsigned idx, struct gfx_fbo_scale *scale)
       current_shader->shader_scale(shader_data, idx, scale);
 }
 
-bool video_shader_driver_init(const shader_backend_t *shader,
-      void *data, const char *path)
-{
-   void *tmp = NULL;
-
-   if (!shader || !shader->init)
-      return false;
-
-   tmp = shader->init(data, path);
-
-   if (!tmp)
-      return false;
-
-   shader_data    = tmp;
-   current_shader = shader;
-
-   return true;
-}
-
 void video_shader_driver_use(void *data, unsigned index)
 {
    if (!current_shader)
@@ -216,6 +197,23 @@ bool video_shader_driver_ctl(enum video_shader_driver_ctl_state state, void *dat
             }
          }
          return false;
+      case SHADER_CTL_INIT:
+         {
+            video_shader_ctx_init_t *init = (video_shader_ctx_init_t*)data;
+            void *tmp = NULL;
+
+            if (!init->shader || !init->shader->init)
+               return false;
+
+            tmp = init->shader->init(init->data, init->path);
+
+            if (!tmp)
+               return false;
+
+            shader_data    = tmp;
+            current_shader = init->shader;
+         }
+         break;
       case SHADER_CTL_GET_FEEDBACK_PASS:
          if (!current_shader || !current_shader->get_feedback_pass)
             return false;
diff --git a/gfx/video_shader_driver.h b/gfx/video_shader_driver.h
index 92db893d64..5f17f74a59 100644
--- a/gfx/video_shader_driver.h
+++ b/gfx/video_shader_driver.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ enum video_shader_driver_ctl_state
 {
    SHADER_CTL_NONE = 0,
    SHADER_CTL_DEINIT,
+   SHADER_CTL_INIT,
    /* Finds first suitable shader context driver. */
    SHADER_CTL_INIT_FIRST,
    SHADER_CTL_SET_PARAMS,
@@ -76,6 +77,13 @@ typedef struct shader_backend
    const char *ident;
 } shader_backend_t;
 
+typedef struct video_shader_ctx_init
+{
+   const shader_backend_t *shader;
+   void *data;
+   const char *path;
+} video_shader_ctx_init_t;
+
 typedef struct video_shader_ctx_params
 {
    void *data;
@@ -136,8 +144,6 @@ const shader_backend_t *shader_ctx_find_driver(const char *ident);
 
 struct video_shader *video_shader_driver_get_current_shader(void);
 
-bool video_shader_driver_init(const shader_backend_t *shader,
-      void *data, const char *path);
 
 void video_shader_driver_use(void *data, unsigned index);