diff --git a/menu/menu.c b/menu/menu.c
index b1e7454078..6f46a45637 100644
--- a/menu/menu.c
+++ b/menu/menu.c
@@ -317,8 +317,6 @@ int menu_do_refresh(unsigned action)
       return -1;
    if (!menu_needs_refresh())
       return -1;
-   if (action == MENU_ACTION_MESSAGE)
-      return -1;
    return menu_entry_iterate(MENU_ACTION_REFRESH);
 }
 
diff --git a/runloop_data.c b/runloop_data.c
index 16cfc03836..2c6faa507c 100644
--- a/runloop_data.c
+++ b/runloop_data.c
@@ -273,8 +273,7 @@ void rarch_main_data_iterate(void)
    }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
-   if (menu_needs_refresh())
-      menu_do_refresh(MENU_ACTION_REFRESH);
+   menu_do_refresh(MENU_ACTION_REFRESH);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_THREADS