diff --git a/gfx/video_driver.c b/gfx/video_driver.c
index 0881316583..e9ad596dc3 100644
--- a/gfx/video_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/video_driver.c
@@ -586,25 +586,6 @@ static void video_context_driver_reset(void)
    if (current_video_context.has_focus)
       video_driver_cb_has_focus                 = video_context_has_focus;
 
-   if (current_video_context_api == GFX_CTX_NONE)
-   {
-      const char *video_driver = video_driver_get_ident();
-
-      if (string_is_equal(video_driver, "d3d9"))
-         current_video_context_api = GFX_CTX_DIRECT3D9_API;
-      else if (string_is_equal(video_driver, "d3d10"))
-         current_video_context_api = GFX_CTX_DIRECT3D10_API;
-      else if (string_is_equal(video_driver, "d3d11"))
-         current_video_context_api = GFX_CTX_DIRECT3D11_API;
-      else if (string_is_equal(video_driver, "d3d12"))
-         current_video_context_api = GFX_CTX_DIRECT3D12_API;
-      else if (string_is_equal(video_driver, "gx2"))
-         current_video_context_api = GFX_CTX_GX2_API;
-      else if (string_is_equal(video_driver, "gl"))
-         current_video_context_api = GFX_CTX_OPENGL_API;
-      else if (string_is_equal(video_driver, "vulkan"))
-         current_video_context_api = GFX_CTX_VULKAN_API;
-   }
 }
 
 bool video_context_driver_set(const gfx_ctx_driver_t *data)
@@ -2915,7 +2896,8 @@ static const gfx_ctx_driver_t *video_context_driver_init(
    }
 
 #ifndef _WIN32
-   RARCH_WARN("Failed to bind API (#%u, version %u.%u) on context driver \"%s\".\n",
+   RARCH_WARN("Failed to bind API (#%u, version %u.%u)"
+         " on context driver \"%s\".\n",
          (unsigned)api, major, minor, ctx->ident);
 #endif
 
@@ -3220,6 +3202,26 @@ bool video_context_driver_set_flags(gfx_ctx_flags_t *flags)
 
 enum gfx_ctx_api video_context_driver_get_api(void)
 {
+   if (current_video_context_api == GFX_CTX_NONE)
+   {
+      const char *video_driver = video_driver_get_ident();
+
+      if (string_is_equal(video_driver, "d3d9"))
+         current_video_context_api = GFX_CTX_DIRECT3D9_API;
+      else if (string_is_equal(video_driver, "d3d10"))
+         current_video_context_api = GFX_CTX_DIRECT3D10_API;
+      else if (string_is_equal(video_driver, "d3d11"))
+         current_video_context_api = GFX_CTX_DIRECT3D11_API;
+      else if (string_is_equal(video_driver, "d3d12"))
+         current_video_context_api = GFX_CTX_DIRECT3D12_API;
+      else if (string_is_equal(video_driver, "gx2"))
+         current_video_context_api = GFX_CTX_GX2_API;
+      else if (string_is_equal(video_driver, "gl"))
+         current_video_context_api = GFX_CTX_OPENGL_API;
+      else if (string_is_equal(video_driver, "vulkan"))
+         current_video_context_api = GFX_CTX_VULKAN_API;
+   }
+
    return current_video_context_api;
 }