diff --git a/gfx/video_driver.c b/gfx/video_driver.c
index 2cd04c5467..e6c5b7f256 100644
--- a/gfx/video_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/video_driver.c
@@ -568,9 +568,7 @@ void init_video(void)
    video_driver_set_rotation(
             (settings->video.rotation + global->system.rotation) % 4);
 
-   if (driver->video->suppress_screensaver)
-      driver->video->suppress_screensaver(driver->video_data,
-            settings->ui.suspend_screensaver_enable);
+   video_driver_suppress_screensaver(settings->ui.suspend_screensaver_enable);
 
    if (!driver->input)
       init_video_input(tmp);
@@ -590,6 +588,14 @@ void init_video(void)
 #endif
 }
 
+bool video_driver_suppress_screensaver(bool enable)
+{
+   driver_t            *driver = driver_get_ptr();
+   const video_driver_t *video = video_driver_ctx_get_ptr();
+
+   return video->suppress_screensaver(driver->video_data, enable);
+}
+
 bool video_driver_has_windowed(void)
 {
    driver_t            *driver = driver_get_ptr();
diff --git a/gfx/video_driver.h b/gfx/video_driver.h
index 0097621910..d6c856205d 100644
--- a/gfx/video_driver.h
+++ b/gfx/video_driver.h
@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@ void video_driver_get_video_output_prev(void);
 bool video_driver_frame(const void *frame, unsigned width,
          unsigned height, unsigned pitch, const char *msg);
 
+bool video_driver_suppress_screensaver(bool enable);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif