diff --git a/runloop.c b/runloop.c
index 6d75da57d9..87638f8b33 100644
--- a/runloop.c
+++ b/runloop.c
@@ -103,11 +103,8 @@ void rarch_main_msg_queue_push_new(uint32_t hash, unsigned prio, unsigned durati
 void rarch_main_msg_queue_push(const char *msg, unsigned prio, unsigned duration,
       bool flush)
 {
-   settings_t *settings;
-   settings = config_get_ptr();
-   if(!settings->video.font_enable)
-      return;
-   if (!g_msg_queue)
+   settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
+   if(!settings->video.font_enable || !g_msg_queue)
       return;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_THREADS