diff --git a/gfx/drivers/vulkan.c b/gfx/drivers/vulkan.c
index e91cc98933..a79d870500 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/vulkan.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/vulkan.c
@@ -1124,7 +1124,6 @@ static void vulkan_font_render_msg(
    float x, y, scale, drop_mod, drop_alpha;
    vk_t *vk                         = NULL;
    vulkan_raster_t *font            = (vulkan_raster_t*)data;
-   video_driver_state_t *video_st   = video_state_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings             = config_get_ptr();
    float video_msg_pos_x            = settings->floats.video_msg_pos_x;
    float video_msg_pos_y            = settings->floats.video_msg_pos_y;
@@ -1179,7 +1178,7 @@ static void vulkan_font_render_msg(
       color[3]    = 1.0f;
    }
 
-   vulkan_set_viewport(video_st->data, width, height, full_screen, false);
+   vulkan_set_viewport(font->vk, width, height, full_screen, false);
 
    max_glyphs = strlen(msg);
    if (drop_x || drop_y)