diff --git a/src/core/system.cpp b/src/core/system.cpp
index 23c9fa89a..1f0d4fe2a 100644
--- a/src/core/system.cpp
+++ b/src/core/system.cpp
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ bool System::UpdateGameSettingsLayer()
       }
     }
 
-    Host::Internal::SetInputSettingsLayer(input_interface.get());
+    Host::Internal::SetInputSettingsLayer(input_interface ? input_interface.get() : Host::Internal::GetBaseSettingsLayer());
   }
   else
   {