diff --git a/record/record_driver.c b/record/record_driver.c
index fe69dcf232..3b3752bb0a 100644
--- a/record/record_driver.c
+++ b/record/record_driver.c
@@ -526,14 +526,10 @@ void recording_driver_set_data_ptr(void *data)
    recording_data = data;
 }
 
-unsigned *recording_driver_get_width(void)
+void recording_driver_get_size(unsigned *width, unsigned *height)
 {
-   return &recording_width;
-}
-
-unsigned *recording_driver_get_height(void)
-{
-   return &recording_height;
+   *width  = recording_width;
+   *height = recording_height;
 }
 
 void recording_driver_update_streaming_url(void)
diff --git a/record/record_driver.h b/record/record_driver.h
index 8d034f8939..6c20b7224d 100644
--- a/record/record_driver.h
+++ b/record/record_driver.h
@@ -202,12 +202,10 @@ void recording_driver_clear_data_ptr(void);
 
 void recording_driver_set_data_ptr(void *data);
 
-unsigned *recording_driver_get_width(void);
-
-unsigned *recording_driver_get_height(void);
-
 void recording_driver_free_state(void);
 
+void recording_driver_get_size(unsigned *width, unsigned *height);
+
 bool recording_is_enabled(void);
 
 bool streaming_is_enabled(void);
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index a5e6db9141..fe391b0c69 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -1073,13 +1073,21 @@ static void retroarch_parse_input_and_config(int argc, char *argv[])
                break;
 
             case RA_OPT_SIZE:
-               if (sscanf(optarg, "%ux%u",
-                        recording_driver_get_width(),
-                        recording_driver_get_height()) != 2)
                {
-                  RARCH_ERR("Wrong format for --size.\n");
-                  retroarch_print_help(argv[0]);
-                  retroarch_fail(1, "retroarch_parse_input()");
+                  unsigned recording_width  = 0;
+                  unsigned recording_height = 0;
+
+                  recording_driver_get_size(&recording_width,
+                        &recording_height);
+
+                  if (sscanf(optarg, "%ux%u",
+                           &recording_width,
+                           &recording_height) != 2)
+                  {
+                     RARCH_ERR("Wrong format for --size.\n");
+                     retroarch_print_help(argv[0]);
+                     retroarch_fail(1, "retroarch_parse_input()");
+                  }
                }
                break;