diff --git a/gfx/common/gl_common.h b/gfx/common/gl_common.h
index 8da6c19cb6..8b11009bb7 100644
--- a/gfx/common/gl_common.h
+++ b/gfx/common/gl_common.h
@@ -370,6 +370,21 @@ void gl_load_texture_data(
       unsigned width, unsigned height,
       const void *frame, unsigned base_size);
 
+static INLINE GLenum gl_min_filter_to_mag(GLenum type)
+{
+   switch (type)
+   {
+      case GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR:
+         return GL_LINEAR;
+      case GL_NEAREST_MIPMAP_NEAREST:
+         return GL_NEAREST;
+      default:
+         break;
+   }
+
+   return type;
+}
+
 RETRO_END_DECLS
 
 #endif
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/gl.c b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
index e0a97310ad..712259ff39 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/gl.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
@@ -427,21 +427,6 @@ static bool gl_shader_init(gl_t *gl, const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx_driver,
    return video_shader_driver_init(&init_data);
 }
 
-GLenum min_filter_to_mag(GLenum type)
-{
-   switch (type)
-   {
-      case GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR:
-         return GL_LINEAR;
-      case GL_NEAREST_MIPMAP_NEAREST:
-         return GL_NEAREST;
-      default:
-         break;
-   }
-
-   return type;
-}
-
 static uintptr_t gl_get_current_framebuffer(void *data)
 {
    gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)data;
@@ -1943,7 +1928,7 @@ static void *gl_init(const video_info_t *video,
          (video->smooth ? GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR : GL_NEAREST_MIPMAP_NEAREST)
          : (video->smooth ? GL_LINEAR : GL_NEAREST);
 
-   gl->tex_mag_filter = min_filter_to_mag(gl->tex_min_filter);
+   gl->tex_mag_filter = gl_min_filter_to_mag(gl->tex_min_filter);
 
    wrap_info.idx      = 1;
 
@@ -2102,7 +2087,7 @@ static void gl_update_tex_filter_frame(gl_t *gl)
       return;
 
    gl->tex_min_filter    = new_filt;
-   gl->tex_mag_filter    = min_filter_to_mag(gl->tex_min_filter);
+   gl->tex_mag_filter    = gl_min_filter_to_mag(gl->tex_min_filter);
    gl->wrap_mode         = wrap_mode;
 
    for (i = 0; i < gl->textures; i++)
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_renderchain/gl2_renderchain.c b/gfx/drivers_renderchain/gl2_renderchain.c
index 0113bab0e2..52ac479b11 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_renderchain/gl2_renderchain.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_renderchain/gl2_renderchain.c
@@ -166,8 +166,6 @@ static void gl2_renderchain_bind_backbuffer(void *data,
 
 void context_bind_hw_render(bool enable);
 
-GLenum min_filter_to_mag(GLenum type);
-
 void gl_load_texture_data(
       uint32_t id_data,
       enum gfx_wrap_type wrap_type,
@@ -629,7 +627,7 @@ static void gl_create_fbo_texture(gl_t *gl,
          : (smooth ? GL_LINEAR : GL_NEAREST);
    }
 
-   mag_filter = min_filter_to_mag(min_filter);
+   mag_filter = gl_min_filter_to_mag(min_filter);
    wrap.idx   = i + 2;
 
    video_shader_driver_wrap_type(&wrap);