diff --git a/gfx/video_driver.c b/gfx/video_driver.c
index 74a263b9bd..c795696b7c 100644
--- a/gfx/video_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/video_driver.c
@@ -819,13 +819,9 @@ bool video_driver_frame(const void *frame, unsigned width,
 {
    driver_t            *driver = driver_get_ptr();
    const video_driver_t *video = video_driver_ctx_get_ptr();
-   runloop_t          *runloop = rarch_main_get_ptr();
 
    if (video->frame(driver->video_data, frame,
             width, height, pitch, msg))
-   {
-      runloop->frames.video.count++;
       return true;
-   }
    return false;
 }
diff --git a/libretro_version_1.c b/libretro_version_1.c
index 31da19a18b..a17f5b265b 100644
--- a/libretro_version_1.c
+++ b/libretro_version_1.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ static void video_frame(const void *data, unsigned width,
    driver_t  *driver    = driver_get_ptr();
    global_t  *global    = global_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
+   runloop_t   *runloop = rarch_main_get_ptr();
 
    if (!driver->video_active)
       return;
@@ -164,6 +165,8 @@ static void video_frame(const void *data, unsigned width,
 
    if (!video_driver_frame(data, width, height, pitch, msg))
       driver->video_active = false;
+
+   runloop->frames.video.count++;
 }
 
 /**