diff --git a/driver.c b/driver.c
index 755311e2e7..2dc0534b2f 100644
--- a/driver.c
+++ b/driver.c
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ void init_drivers(int flags)
    if (flags & DRIVER_MENU)
    {
       init_menu();
-      menu_update_libretro_info(&global->menu.info);
+      menu_update_libretro_info();
    }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/menu/menu.c b/menu/menu.c
index 61d1423e55..0d8d14f3e5 100644
--- a/menu/menu.c
+++ b/menu/menu.c
@@ -26,12 +26,17 @@
 
 /**
  * menu_update_libretro_info:
- * @info                     : Pointer to system info
  *
  * Update menu state which depends on config.
  **/
-void menu_update_libretro_info(struct retro_system_info *info)
+void menu_update_libretro_info(void)
 {
+   global_t *global               = global_get_ptr();
+   struct retro_system_info *info = global ? &global->menu.info : NULL;
+
+   if (!global || !info)
+      return;
+
 #ifndef HAVE_DYNAMIC
    retro_get_system_info(info);
 #endif
@@ -159,8 +164,6 @@ void *menu_init(const void *data)
    if (!menu_ctx)
       return NULL;
 
-   menu_update_libretro_info(&global->menu.info);
-
    if (!(menu = (menu_handle_t*)menu_ctx->init()))
       return NULL;
 
diff --git a/menu/menu.h b/menu/menu.h
index 8c03a2ad6e..a2aec0b195 100644
--- a/menu/menu.h
+++ b/menu/menu.h
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ void menu_update_system_info(menu_handle_t *menu, bool *load_no_content);
 void menu_apply_deferred_settings(void);
 
 
-void menu_update_libretro_info(struct retro_system_info *info);
+void menu_update_libretro_info(void);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }