diff --git a/frontend/frontend.c b/frontend/frontend.c
index 538aabd2c1..0ed6bc4d18 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend.c
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ static int main_entry_iterate_content(args_type() args)
 
 static int main_entry_iterate_load_content(args_type() args)
 {
-   load_menu_game_prepare();
-
    if (load_menu_game())
    {
       g_extern.lifecycle_state |= (1ULL << MODE_GAME);
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
index 2ab9051a7f..6d8950d0c3 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void menu_content_history_push_current(void)
                g_extern.system.info.library_name);
 }
 
-void load_menu_game_prepare(void)
+static void load_menu_game_prepare(void)
 {
    if (!driver.menu)
       return;
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ static void menu_environment_get(int *argc, char *argv[], void *args, void *para
 
 bool load_menu_game(void)
 {
+   load_menu_game_prepare();
+
    if (!(main_load_content(0, NULL, menu_environment_get,
          driver.frontend_ctx->process_args)))
    {
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_common.h b/frontend/menu/menu_common.h
index 37c8e8a149..5da9aa964b 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_common.h
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_common.h
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ void menu_free(void *data);
 
 void menu_ticker_line(char *buf, size_t len, unsigned tick, const char *str, bool selected);
 
-void load_menu_game_prepare(void);
 bool load_menu_game(void);
 void load_menu_game_history(unsigned game_index);
 void menu_content_history_push_current(void);