diff --git a/gfx/video_driver.c b/gfx/video_driver.c
index 850da219cf..2e691faef2 100644
--- a/gfx/video_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/video_driver.c
@@ -297,15 +297,15 @@ static bool hw_render_context_is_gl(enum retro_hw_context_type type)
    return false;
 }
 
-bool video_driver_is_threaded(void)
+static bool video_driver_is_threaded(void)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_THREADS
    settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
-   return settings->video.threaded
-      && !video_driver_is_hw_context();
-#else
-   return false;
+   if (!video_driver_is_hw_context()
+         && settings->video.threaded)
+      return true;
 #endif
+   return false;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/gfx/video_driver.h b/gfx/video_driver.h
index 62da274e59..ca20f17b4f 100644
--- a/gfx/video_driver.h
+++ b/gfx/video_driver.h
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@ void video_driver_set_own_driver(void);
 void video_driver_unset_own_driver(void);
 bool video_driver_owns_driver(void);
 bool video_driver_is_hw_context(void);
-bool video_driver_is_threaded(void);
 void video_driver_deinit_hw_context(void);
 struct retro_hw_render_callback *video_driver_get_hw_context(void);
 const struct retro_hw_render_context_negotiation_interface