diff --git a/gfx/video_driver.c b/gfx/video_driver.c
index ac508b23f1..b62bb3780d 100644
--- a/gfx/video_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/video_driver.c
@@ -1175,11 +1175,6 @@ bool video_driver_frame_filter(const void *data,
    return true;
 }
 
-bool video_driver_frame_filter_is_32bit(void)
-{
-   return video_state.filter.out_rgb32;
-}
-
 rarch_softfilter_t *video_driver_frame_filter_get_ptr(void)
 {
    return video_state.filter.filter;
@@ -1217,6 +1212,8 @@ bool video_driver_ctl(enum rarch_display_ctl_state state, void *data)
          if (video_state.filter.filter)
             return true;
          return false;
+      case RARCH_DISPLAY_CTL_FRAME_FILTER_IS_32BIT:
+         return video_state.filter.out_rgb32;
       case RARCH_DISPLAY_CTL_NONE:
       default:
          break;
diff --git a/gfx/video_driver.h b/gfx/video_driver.h
index 9b2365a2c9..fd5ccf1fcb 100644
--- a/gfx/video_driver.h
+++ b/gfx/video_driver.h
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ enum rarch_display_ctl_state
 {
    RARCH_DISPLAY_CTL_NONE = 0,
    RARCH_DISPLAY_CTL_FRAME_FILTER_ALIVE,
+   RARCH_DISPLAY_CTL_FRAME_FILTER_IS_32BIT,
    RARCH_DISPLAY_CTL_GET_FRAME_COUNT
 };
 
@@ -361,8 +362,6 @@ bool video_driver_frame_filter(const void *data,
       unsigned *output_width, unsigned *output_height,
       unsigned *output_pitch);
 
-bool video_driver_frame_filter_is_32bit(void);
-
 rarch_softfilter_t *video_driver_frame_filter_get_ptr(void);
 
 void *video_driver_frame_filter_get_buf_ptr(void);
diff --git a/record/record_driver.c b/record/record_driver.c
index 3a09bc8e71..22a0479aa8 100644
--- a/record/record_driver.c
+++ b/record/record_driver.c
@@ -369,11 +369,11 @@ bool recording_init(void)
       {
          unsigned max_width  = 0;
          unsigned max_height = 0;
+         
+         params.pix_fmt    = FFEMU_PIX_RGB565;
 
-         if (video_driver_frame_filter_is_32bit())
+         if (video_driver_ctl(RARCH_DISPLAY_CTL_FRAME_FILTER_IS_32BIT, NULL))
             params.pix_fmt = FFEMU_PIX_ARGB8888;
-         else
-            params.pix_fmt =  FFEMU_PIX_RGB565;
 
          rarch_softfilter_get_max_output_size(
                video_driver_frame_filter_get_ptr(),