diff --git a/menu/drivers/glui.c b/menu/drivers/glui.c
index 25742f78d3..cc41eee5de 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/glui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/glui.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ end:
 
 static void glui_render(void)
 {
-   float delta_time;
+   float delta_time, dt;
    int bottom;
    unsigned width, height, header_height;
    glui_handle_t *glui                = NULL;
@@ -222,8 +222,10 @@ static void glui_render(void)
 
    glui = (glui_handle_t*)menu->userdata;
 
+
    menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_DELTA_TIME, &delta_time);
-   menu_animation_update(delta_time / IDEAL_DT);
+   dt = delta_time / IDEAL_DT;
+   menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_UPDATE, &dt);
 
    menu_display_ctl(MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_SET_WIDTH,  &width);
    menu_display_ctl(MENU_DISPLAY_CTL_SET_HEIGHT, &height);
diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index 1bc0363290..5cf1c6812e 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -1392,7 +1392,7 @@ static void xmb_draw_cursor(gl_t *gl, xmb_handle_t *xmb,
 
 static void xmb_render(void)
 {
-   float delta_time;
+   float delta_time, dt;
    size_t selection;
    unsigned i, end, height = 0;
    xmb_handle_t      *xmb   = NULL;
@@ -1409,7 +1409,8 @@ static void xmb_render(void)
       return;
 
    menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_DELTA_TIME, &delta_time);
-   menu_animation_update(delta_time / IDEAL_DT);
+   dt = delta_time / IDEAL_DT;
+   menu_animation_ctl(MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_UPDATE, &dt);
 
    video_driver_get_size(NULL, &height);
 
diff --git a/menu/menu_animation.c b/menu/menu_animation.c
index 611cb64dce..de0a594264 100644
--- a/menu/menu_animation.c
+++ b/menu/menu_animation.c
@@ -587,26 +587,6 @@ bool menu_animation_push(float duration, float target_value, float* subject,
 }
 
 
-bool menu_animation_update(float dt)
-{
-   unsigned i;
-   unsigned active_tweens = 0;
-   menu_animation_t *anim = menu_animation_get_ptr();
-
-   for(i = 0; i < anim->size; i++)
-      menu_animation_iterate(anim, i, dt, &active_tweens);
-
-   if (!active_tweens)
-   {
-      anim->size = 0;
-      anim->first_dead = 0;
-      return false;
-   }
-
-   anim->is_active = true;
-
-   return true;
-}
 
 
 /**
@@ -694,6 +674,28 @@ bool menu_animation_ctl(enum menu_animation_ctl_state state, void *data)
             }
          }
          return true;
+      case MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_UPDATE:
+         {
+            unsigned i;
+            unsigned active_tweens = 0;
+            float *dt = (float*)data;
+
+            if (!dt)
+               return false;
+
+            for(i = 0; i < anim->size; i++)
+               menu_animation_iterate(anim, i, *dt, &active_tweens);
+
+            if (!active_tweens)
+            {
+               anim->size = 0;
+               anim->first_dead = 0;
+               return false;
+            }
+
+            anim->is_active = true;
+         }
+   return true;
    }
 
    return false;
diff --git a/menu/menu_animation.h b/menu/menu_animation.h
index f64ee874d3..7f91316a44 100644
--- a/menu/menu_animation.h
+++ b/menu/menu_animation.h
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ enum menu_animation_ctl_state
    MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_CLEAR_ACTIVE,
    MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_SET_ACTIVE,
    MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_DELTA_TIME,
-   MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_UPDATE_TIME
+   MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_UPDATE_TIME,
+   MENU_ANIMATION_CTL_UPDATE
 };
 
 enum menu_animation_easing_type
@@ -99,8 +100,6 @@ void menu_animation_kill_by_tag(int tag);
 bool menu_animation_push(float duration, float target_value, float* subject,
       enum menu_animation_easing_type easing_enum, int tag, tween_cb cb);
 
-bool menu_animation_update(float dt);
-
 /**
  * menu_animation_ticker_str:
  * @s                        : buffer to write new message line to.