diff --git a/runloop_data.c b/runloop_data.c
index 7639831554..736ef7a920 100644
--- a/runloop_data.c
+++ b/runloop_data.c
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ static void rarch_main_data_db_iterate(void)
 {
    driver_t *driver = driver_get_ptr();
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
-   if (driver->menu && driver->menu->rdl)
+   if (driver && driver->menu && driver->menu->rdl)
       rarch_main_data_rdl_iterate();
 #endif
 }