diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
index 2c9ce9f0ef..92b47f35d0 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_common.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "menu_common.h"
+#include "../frontend.h"
 
 void menu_update_system_info(menu_handle_t *menu, bool *load_no_rom)
 {
@@ -187,6 +188,9 @@ bool load_menu_game(void)
    char *rarch_argv[MAX_ARGS] = {NULL};
    char *argv_copy[MAX_ARGS] = {NULL};
 
+   (void)rarch_argc_ptr;
+   (void)rarch_argv_ptr;
+
    wrap_args = (struct rarch_main_wrap*)calloc(1, sizeof(*wrap_args));
    rarch_assert(wrap_args);