diff --git a/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp b/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
index e135ba33ae..04fefbce03 100644
--- a/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
+++ b/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
@@ -169,11 +169,11 @@ static void d3d_deinit_chain(d3d_video_t *d3d)
 
 static void d3d_deinitialize(d3d_video_t *d3d)
 {
-   const d3d_font_renderer_t *font_ctx = NULL;
+   const font_renderer_t *font_ctx = NULL;
    if (!d3d)
       return;
 
-   font_ctx = (const d3d_font_renderer_t*)d3d->font_driver;
+   font_ctx = (const font_renderer_t*)d3d->font_driver;
 
    if (font_ctx->free)
       font_ctx->free(d3d->font_handle);
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ static void d3d_set_osd_msg(void *data, const char *msg,
       const struct font_params *params, void *font)
 {
    d3d_video_t *d3d = (d3d_video_t*)data;
-   d3d_font_renderer_t *font_ctx = d3d ? (d3d_font_renderer_t*)d3d->font_driver : NULL;
+   font_renderer_t *font_ctx = d3d ? (font_renderer_t*)d3d->font_driver : NULL;
 
 #ifndef _XBOX
    if (params)
@@ -1638,7 +1638,7 @@ static bool d3d_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
    driver_t *driver      = driver_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings  = config_get_ptr();
    global_t *global      = global_get_ptr();
-   const d3d_font_renderer_t *font_ctx = d3d ? (const d3d_font_renderer_t*)d3d->font_driver : NULL;
+   const font_renderer_t *font_ctx = d3d ? (const font_renderer_t*)d3d->font_driver : NULL;
 
    (void)i;
 
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/gl.c b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
index 169a2fac65..88ca160dbf 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/gl.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
@@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ static INLINE void gl_draw_texture(gl_t *gl)
 static bool gl_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
       unsigned width, unsigned height, unsigned pitch, const char *msg)
 {
-   const struct gl_font_renderer *font_driver = NULL;
+   const struct font_renderer *font_driver = NULL;
    gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)data;
    runloop_t *runloop   = rarch_main_get_ptr();
    driver_t *driver     = driver_get_ptr();
@@ -1485,7 +1485,7 @@ static bool gl_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
    RARCH_PERFORMANCE_INIT(frame_run);
    RARCH_PERFORMANCE_START(frame_run);
 
-   font_driver = (const struct gl_font_renderer*)gl->font_driver;
+   font_driver = (const struct font_renderer*)gl->font_driver;
 
    context_bind_hw_render(gl, false);
 
@@ -1726,12 +1726,12 @@ static void gl_free_overlay(gl_t *gl)
 static void gl_free(void *data)
 {
    gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)data;
-   const struct gl_font_renderer *font_driver = NULL;
+   const struct font_renderer *font_driver = NULL;
 
    if (!gl)
       return;
 
-   font_driver = (const struct gl_font_renderer*)gl->font_driver;
+   font_driver = (const struct font_renderer*)gl->font_driver;
 
    context_bind_hw_render(gl, false);
 
@@ -3161,12 +3161,12 @@ static void gl_apply_state_changes(void *data)
 static void gl_set_osd_msg(void *data, const char *msg,
       const struct font_params *params, void *font)
 {
-   const struct gl_font_renderer *font_driver = NULL;
+   const struct font_renderer *font_driver = NULL;
    gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)data;
    if (!gl)
       return;
 
-   font_driver = (const struct gl_font_renderer*)gl->font_driver;
+   font_driver = (const struct font_renderer*)gl->font_driver;
 
    if (font_driver && gl->font_handle)
    {
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_font/d3d_w32_font.cpp b/gfx/drivers_font/d3d_w32_font.cpp
index 178be955e2..7b3ac11d14 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_font/d3d_w32_font.cpp
+++ b/gfx/drivers_font/d3d_w32_font.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static void d3dfonts_w32_render_msg(void *data, const char *msg,
    d3dfonts->d3d->dev->EndScene();
 }
 
-d3d_font_renderer_t d3d_win32_font = {
+font_renderer_t d3d_win32_font = {
    d3dfonts_w32_init_font,
    d3dfonts_w32_free_font,
    d3dfonts_w32_render_msg,
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_font/gl_raster_font.c b/gfx/drivers_font/gl_raster_font.c
index 16a594e878..4449679efd 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_font/gl_raster_font.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_font/gl_raster_font.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ static void gl_raster_font_bind_block(void *data, void *userdata)
       font->block = block;
 }
 
-gl_font_renderer_t gl_raster_font = {
+font_renderer_t gl_raster_font = {
    gl_raster_font_init_font,
    gl_raster_font_free_font,
    gl_raster_font_render_msg,
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_font/ps_libdbgfont.c b/gfx/drivers_font/ps_libdbgfont.c
index e109741155..0c57c90165 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_font/ps_libdbgfont.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_font/ps_libdbgfont.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static void libdbg_font_render_msg(void *data, const char *msg,
 #endif
 }
 
-gl_font_renderer_t libdbg_font = {
+font_renderer_t libdbg_font = {
    libdbg_font_init_font,
    libdbg_font_free_font,
    libdbg_font_render_msg,
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_font/xdk1_xfonts.c b/gfx/drivers_font/xdk1_xfonts.c
index 3e4e5ab1b0..ca3de9efe2 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_font/xdk1_xfonts.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_font/xdk1_xfonts.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static void xfonts_render_msg(void *data, const char *msg,
    xfonts->pFrontBuffer->Release();
 }
 
-d3d_font_renderer_t d3d_xdk1_font = {
+font_renderer_t d3d_xdk1_font = {
    xfonts_init_font,
    xfonts_free_font,
    xfonts_render_msg,
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_font/xdk360_fonts.cpp b/gfx/drivers_font/xdk360_fonts.cpp
index 5cb640aa8d..b1cb244498 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_font/xdk360_fonts.cpp
+++ b/gfx/drivers_font/xdk360_fonts.cpp
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ static void xdk360_render_msg(void *data, const char *str_msg,
    }
 }
 
-d3d_font_renderer_t d3d_xbox360_font = {
+font_renderer_t d3d_xbox360_font = {
    xdk360_init_font,
    xdk360_free_font,
    xdk360_render_msg,
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_font_renderer/freetype.c b/gfx/drivers_font_renderer/freetype.c
index b7b9c918dc..1f5ac6edb5 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_font_renderer/freetype.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_font_renderer/freetype.c
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ typedef struct freetype_renderer
 
    struct font_atlas atlas;
    struct font_glyph glyphs[FT_ATLAS_SIZE];
-} font_renderer_t;
+} ft_font_renderer_t;
 
 static const struct font_atlas *font_renderer_ft_get_atlas(void *data)
 {
-   font_renderer_t *handle = (font_renderer_t*)data;
+   ft_font_renderer_t *handle = (ft_font_renderer_t*)data;
    if (!handle)
       return NULL;
    return &handle->atlas;
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static const struct font_atlas *font_renderer_ft_get_atlas(void *data)
 static const void *font_renderer_ft_get_glyph(
       void *data, uint32_t code)
 {
-   font_renderer_t *handle = (font_renderer_t*)data;
+   ft_font_renderer_t *handle = (ft_font_renderer_t*)data;
    if (!handle)
       return NULL;
    return code < FT_ATLAS_SIZE ? &handle->glyphs[code] : NULL;
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static const void *font_renderer_ft_get_glyph(
 
 static void font_renderer_ft_free(void *data)
 {
-   font_renderer_t *handle = (font_renderer_t*)data;
+   ft_font_renderer_t *handle = (ft_font_renderer_t*)data;
    if (!handle)
       return;
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static void font_renderer_ft_free(void *data)
    free(handle);
 }
 
-static bool font_renderer_create_atlas(font_renderer_t *handle)
+static bool font_renderer_create_atlas(ft_font_renderer_t *handle)
 {
    unsigned i;
    bool ret = true;
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static void *font_renderer_ft_init(const char *font_path, float font_size)
 {
    FT_Error err;
 
-   font_renderer_t *handle = (font_renderer_t*)
+   ft_font_renderer_t *handle = (ft_font_renderer_t*)
       calloc(1, sizeof(*handle));
 
    if (!handle)
diff --git a/gfx/font_d3d_driver.c b/gfx/font_d3d_driver.c
index 66ecd73bb4..f39791f446 100644
--- a/gfx/font_d3d_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/font_d3d_driver.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "font_d3d_driver.h"
 #include "../general.h"
 
-static const d3d_font_renderer_t *d3d_font_backends[] = {
+static const font_renderer_t *d3d_font_backends[] = {
 #if defined(_XBOX1)
    &d3d_xdk1_font,
 #elif defined(_XBOX360)
diff --git a/gfx/font_d3d_driver.h b/gfx/font_d3d_driver.h
index 8c231e92e6..4e03df8cbd 100644
--- a/gfx/font_d3d_driver.h
+++ b/gfx/font_d3d_driver.h
@@ -20,28 +20,12 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <boolean.h>
 #include "../driver.h"
+#include "font_renderer_driver.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-typedef struct d3d_font_renderer
-{
-   void *(*init)(void *data, const char *font_path, float font_size);
-   void (*free)(void *data);
-   void (*render_msg)(void *data, const char *msg,
-         const void *params);
-   const char *ident;
-
-   const void *(*get_glyph)(void *data, uint32_t code);
-   void (*bind_block)(void *data, void *block);
-   void (*flush)(void *data);
-} d3d_font_renderer_t;
-
-extern d3d_font_renderer_t d3d_xbox360_font;
-extern d3d_font_renderer_t d3d_xdk1_font;
-extern d3d_font_renderer_t d3d_win32_font;
-
 bool d3d_font_init_first(
       const void **font_driver, void **font_handle,
       void *video_data, const char *font_path, float font_size);
diff --git a/gfx/font_gl_driver.c b/gfx/font_gl_driver.c
index 056d4575d7..b6919ceca3 100644
--- a/gfx/font_gl_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/font_gl_driver.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "font_gl_driver.h"
 #include "../general.h"
 
-static const gl_font_renderer_t *gl_font_backends[] = {
+static const font_renderer_t *gl_font_backends[] = {
 #if defined(HAVE_LIBDBGFONT)
    &libdbg_font,
 #else
diff --git a/gfx/font_gl_driver.h b/gfx/font_gl_driver.h
index 14164749a8..21c4f3c7a3 100644
--- a/gfx/font_gl_driver.h
+++ b/gfx/font_gl_driver.h
@@ -18,26 +18,10 @@
 #define __FONT_GL_DRIVER_H__
 
 #include "../driver.h"
+#include "font_renderer_driver.h"
 #include "gl_common.h"
 #include <boolean.h>
 
-struct font_glyph;
-
-typedef struct gl_font_renderer
-{
-   void *(*init)(void *data, const char *font_path, float font_size);
-   void (*free)(void *data);
-   void (*render_msg)(void *data, const char *msg, const void *userdata);
-   const char *ident;
-
-   const void *(*get_glyph)(void *data, uint32_t code);
-   void (*bind_block)(void *data, void *block);
-   void (*flush)(void *data);
-} gl_font_renderer_t;
-
-extern gl_font_renderer_t gl_raster_font;
-extern gl_font_renderer_t libdbg_font;
-
 bool gl_font_init_first(const void **font_driver,
       void **font_handle, void *gl_data,
       const char *font_path, float font_size);
diff --git a/gfx/font_renderer_driver.h b/gfx/font_renderer_driver.h
index 8acca3d1d1..92f8b4548f 100644
--- a/gfx/font_renderer_driver.h
+++ b/gfx/font_renderer_driver.h
@@ -55,6 +55,25 @@ struct font_atlas
    unsigned height;
 };
 
+typedef struct font_renderer
+{
+   void *(*init)(void *data, const char *font_path, float font_size);
+   void (*free)(void *data);
+   void (*render_msg)(void *data, const char *msg,
+         const void *params);
+   const char *ident;
+
+   const void *(*get_glyph)(void *data, uint32_t code);
+   void (*bind_block)(void *data, void *block);
+   void (*flush)(void *data);
+} font_renderer_t;
+
+extern font_renderer_t gl_raster_font;
+extern font_renderer_t libdbg_font;
+extern font_renderer_t d3d_xbox360_font;
+extern font_renderer_t d3d_xdk1_font;
+extern font_renderer_t d3d_win32_font;
+
 typedef struct font_renderer_driver
 {
    void *(*init)(const char *font_path, float font_size);
diff --git a/menu/drivers/glui.c b/menu/drivers/glui.c
index 54590477d1..eb02af37eb 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/glui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/glui.c
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ static void glui_frame(void)
    glui_handle_t *glui = NULL;
    const char *core_name = NULL;
    const char *core_version = NULL;
-   const struct gl_font_renderer *font_driver = NULL;
+   const struct font_renderer *font_driver = NULL;
    menu_handle_t *menu  = menu_driver_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
    const uint32_t normal_color = FONT_COLOR_ARGB_TO_RGBA(settings->menu.entry_normal_color);
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ static void glui_frame(void)
    if (!gl)
       return;
 
-   font_driver = (const struct gl_font_renderer*)gl->font_driver;
+   font_driver = (const struct font_renderer*)gl->font_driver;
 
    glui = (glui_handle_t*)menu->userdata;
 
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ static void *glui_init(void)
 {
    glui_handle_t *glui = NULL;
    const video_driver_t *video_driver = NULL;
-   const struct gl_font_renderer *font_driver = NULL;
+   const struct font_renderer *font_driver = NULL;
    menu_handle_t *menu = NULL;
    gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)video_driver_get_ptr(&video_driver);
 
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ static void *glui_init(void)
       return NULL;
    }
 
-   font_driver = (const struct gl_font_renderer*)gl->font_driver;
+   font_driver = (const struct font_renderer*)gl->font_driver;
    menu        = (menu_handle_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(*menu));
 
    if (!menu)
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ error:
 static void glui_free(void *data)
 {
    gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)video_driver_get_ptr(NULL);
-   const struct gl_font_renderer *font_driver = NULL;
+   const struct font_renderer *font_driver = NULL;
 
    menu_handle_t *menu = (menu_handle_t*)data;
    glui_handle_t *glui = (glui_handle_t*)menu->userdata;
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ static void glui_free(void *data)
 
    gl_coord_array_free(&glui->raster_block.carr);
 
-   font_driver = (const struct gl_font_renderer*)gl->font_driver;
+   font_driver = (const struct font_renderer*)gl->font_driver;
 
    if (glui->use_blocks)
       font_driver->bind_block(gl->font_handle, NULL);
diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index 519c6ea078..9ea0319d89 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ static void xmb_frame(void)
    const char *core_version = NULL;
    xmb_handle_t *xmb = NULL;
    gl_t *gl = NULL;
-   const struct gl_font_renderer *font_driver = NULL;
+   const struct font_renderer *font_driver = NULL;
    menu_handle_t *menu  = menu_driver_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
    global_t *global     = global_get_ptr();
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ static void xmb_frame(void)
    if (!gl)
       return;
 
-   font_driver = (const struct gl_font_renderer*)gl->font_driver;
+   font_driver = (const struct font_renderer*)gl->font_driver;
 
    if (font_driver->bind_block)
       font_driver->bind_block(xmb->font.buf, &xmb->raster_block);
@@ -1516,13 +1516,13 @@ static void xmb_free(void *data)
 {
    menu_handle_t *menu = (menu_handle_t*)data;
    xmb_handle_t *xmb = NULL;
-   const struct gl_font_renderer *font_driver = NULL;
+   const struct font_renderer *font_driver = NULL;
    gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)video_driver_get_ptr(NULL);
 
    if (!gl)
       return;
    
-   font_driver = (const struct gl_font_renderer*)gl->font_driver;
+   font_driver = (const struct font_renderer*)gl->font_driver;
 
    if (menu && menu->userdata)
    {