diff --git a/menu/menu.c b/menu/menu.c
index 2a92919d09..d456a864be 100644
--- a/menu/menu.c
+++ b/menu/menu.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ bool menu_load_content(enum rarch_core_type type)
       disp->msg_force = true;
 
    menu_iterate(true, MENU_ACTION_NOOP);
-   menu_iterate_main_render();
+   menu_iterate_render();
 
    if (!(main_load_content(0, NULL, NULL, menu_environment_get,
          driver->frontend_ctx->process_args)))
diff --git a/menu/menu.h b/menu/menu.h
index e04d8fc732..dfefa79044 100644
--- a/menu/menu.h
+++ b/menu/menu.h
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ void *menu_init(const void *data);
  **/
 int menu_iterate(bool render_this_frame, unsigned action);
 
-int menu_iterate_main_render(void);
+int menu_iterate_render(void);
 
 /**
  * menu_free:
diff --git a/menu/menu_iterate.c b/menu/menu_iterate.c
index 53b7eddea3..05f08c974c 100644
--- a/menu/menu_iterate.c
+++ b/menu/menu_iterate.c
@@ -436,7 +436,8 @@ int menu_iterate(bool render_this_frame, unsigned action)
    menu_display_t *disp      = menu_display_get_ptr();
    menu_list_t *menu_list    = menu_list_get_ptr();
 
-   menu_animation_update_time();
+   if (render_this_frame)
+      menu_animation_update_time();
    menu_list_get_last_stack(menu_list, NULL, &label, NULL, NULL);
 
    if (!menu || !menu_list)
@@ -544,7 +545,7 @@ end:
    return 0;
 }
 
-int menu_iterate_main_render(void)
+int menu_iterate_render(void)
 {
    const menu_ctx_driver_t *driver = menu_ctx_driver_get_ptr();
    menu_handle_t *menu       = menu_driver_get_ptr();
diff --git a/runloop_data.c b/runloop_data.c
index 905cb8090f..e5e5dac232 100644
--- a/runloop_data.c
+++ b/runloop_data.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static void rarch_main_data_menu_iterate(void)
       menu_environment_cb(MENU_ENVIRON_RESET_HORIZONTAL_LIST, NULL);
 #endif
 
-   menu_iterate_main_render();
+   menu_iterate_render();
 }
 #endif