diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index a67947d0f6..b1e111f810 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -4195,15 +4195,22 @@ static enum runloop_state runloop_check_state(
             if (!runloop_idle)
                video_driver_cached_frame();
 
-         if (state_manager_frame_is_reversed())
-            runloop_msg_queue_push(
-                  msg_hash_to_str(MSG_SLOW_MOTION_REWIND), 1, 1, false, NULL, 
-                  MESSAGE_QUEUE_ICON_DEFAULT, MESSAGE_QUEUE_CATEGORY_INFO);
-         else
-            runloop_msg_queue_push(
-                  msg_hash_to_str(MSG_SLOW_MOTION), 1, 1, false, 
-                  NULL, MESSAGE_QUEUE_ICON_DEFAULT, MESSAGE_QUEUE_CATEGORY_INFO);
+#if defined(HAVE_MENU) && defined(HAVE_MENU_WIDGETS)
+         if (!video_driver_has_widgets())
+         {
+#endif
+            if (state_manager_frame_is_reversed())
+               runloop_msg_queue_push(
+                     msg_hash_to_str(MSG_SLOW_MOTION_REWIND), 1, 1, false, NULL,
+                     MESSAGE_QUEUE_ICON_DEFAULT, MESSAGE_QUEUE_CATEGORY_INFO);
+            else
+               runloop_msg_queue_push(
+                     msg_hash_to_str(MSG_SLOW_MOTION), 1, 1, false,
+                     NULL, MESSAGE_QUEUE_ICON_DEFAULT, MESSAGE_QUEUE_CATEGORY_INFO);
+         }
+#if defined(HAVE_MENU) && defined(HAVE_MENU_WIDGETS)
       }
+#endif
 
       old_slowmotion_button_state                  = new_slowmotion_button_state;
       old_slowmotion_hold_button_state             = new_slowmotion_hold_button_state;