diff --git a/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp b/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
index d215b32f30..564b89255a 100644
--- a/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
+++ b/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ static void d3d_set_rotation(void *data, unsigned rot)
 
 static void d3d_show_mouse(void *data, bool state)
 {
-   gfx_ctx_show_mouse(state);
+   gfx_ctx_ctl(GFX_CTL_SHOW_MOUSE, &state);
 }
 
 static const gfx_ctx_driver_t *d3d_get_context(void *data)
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ static void d3d_overlay_enable(void *data, bool state)
    for (i = 0; i < d3d->overlays.size(); i++)
       d3d->overlays_enabled = state;
 
-   gfx_ctx_show_mouse(state);
+   gfx_ctx_ctl(GFX_CTL_SHOW_MOUSE, &state);
 }
 
 static void d3d_overlay_full_screen(void *data, bool enable)
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/gl.c b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
index 38e54a0ecb..1226f1b4fb 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/gl.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
@@ -3195,7 +3195,7 @@ static void gl_overlay_enable(void *data, bool state)
    gl->overlay_enable = state;
 
    if (gl->fullscreen)
-      gfx_ctx_show_mouse(state);
+      gfx_ctx_ctl(GFX_CTL_SHOW_MOUSE, &state);
 }
 
 static void gl_overlay_full_screen(void *data, bool enable)
@@ -3387,7 +3387,7 @@ static void gl_set_osd_msg(void *data, const char *msg,
 
 static void gl_show_mouse(void *data, bool state)
 {
-   gfx_ctx_show_mouse(state);
+   gfx_ctx_ctl(GFX_CTL_SHOW_MOUSE, &state);
 }
 
 static struct video_shader *gl_get_current_shader(void *data)
diff --git a/gfx/video_context_driver.h b/gfx/video_context_driver.h
index 76482d8fba..dc2e16ad85 100644
--- a/gfx/video_context_driver.h
+++ b/gfx/video_context_driver.h
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ enum gfx_ctx_ctl_state
    GFX_CTL_FREE,
    GFX_CTL_SWAP_BUFFERS,
    GFX_CTL_HAS_WINDOWED,
-   GFX_CTL_UPDATE_WINDOW_TITLE
+   GFX_CTL_UPDATE_WINDOW_TITLE,
+   GFX_CTL_SHOW_MOUSE
 };
 
 typedef void (*gfx_ctx_proc_t)(void);
@@ -223,8 +224,6 @@ bool gfx_ctx_image_buffer_write(const void *frame,
       unsigned width, unsigned height, unsigned pitch, bool rgb32,
       unsigned index, void **image_handle);
 
-void gfx_ctx_show_mouse(bool state);
-
 bool gfx_ctx_check_window(bool *quit, bool *resize,
       unsigned *width, unsigned *height);