diff --git a/menu/menu_cbs.c b/menu/menu_cbs.c
index 89f36095b0..4f318292ed 100644
--- a/menu/menu_cbs.c
+++ b/menu/menu_cbs.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ void menu_cbs_init(void *data,
       const char *path, const char *label,
       unsigned type, size_t idx)
 {
+   menu_ctx_bind_t bind_info;
    char elem0[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
    char elem1[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
    const char *repr_label       = NULL;
@@ -136,7 +137,19 @@ void menu_cbs_init(void *data,
 
    menu_cbs_init_log(repr_label, "GET TITLE", cbs->action_get_title_ident);
 
-   ret = menu_driver_bind_init(cbs, path, label, type, idx, elem0, elem1, label_hash, menu_label_hash);
+   bind_info.cbs             = cbs;
+   bind_info.path            = path;
+   bind_info.label           = label;
+   bind_info.type            = type;
+   bind_info.idx             = idx;
+   bind_info.elem0           = elem0;
+   bind_info.elem1           = elem1;
+   bind_info.label_hash      = label_hash;
+   bind_info.menu_label_hash = menu_label_hash;
+
+   menu_driver_ctl(RARCH_MENU_CTL_BIND_INIT, &bind_info);
+
+   ret = bind_info.retcode;
 
    (void)ret;
 
diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.c b/menu/menu_driver.c
index 7abc67b133..d4c5e91f63 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.c
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.c
@@ -210,18 +210,6 @@ void *menu_driver_list_get_entry(menu_list_type_t type, unsigned i)
    return menu_driver_ctx->list_get_entry(menu_userdata, type, i);
 }
 
-int menu_driver_bind_init(menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs,
-      const char *path, const char *label, unsigned type, size_t idx,
-      const char *elem0, const char *elem1,
-      uint32_t label_hash, uint32_t menu_label_hash)
-{
-   if (!menu_driver_ctx || !menu_driver_ctx->bind_init)
-      return 0;
-   return menu_driver_ctx->bind_init(cbs, path, label,
-         type, idx, elem0, elem1,
-         label_hash, menu_label_hash);
-}
-
 static void menu_input_key_event(bool down, unsigned keycode,
       uint32_t character, uint16_t mod)
 {
@@ -829,6 +817,27 @@ bool menu_driver_ctl(enum rarch_menu_ctl_state state, void *data)
                   point->cbs, point->entry, point->action);
          }
          break;
+      case RARCH_MENU_CTL_BIND_INIT:
+         {
+            menu_ctx_bind_t *bind = (menu_ctx_bind_t*)data;
+
+            if (!menu_driver_ctx || !menu_driver_ctx->bind_init)
+            {
+               bind->retcode = 0;
+               return false;
+            }
+            bind->retcode = menu_driver_ctx->bind_init(
+                  bind->cbs,
+                  bind->path,
+                  bind->label,
+                  bind->type,
+                  bind->idx,
+                  bind->elem0,
+                  bind->elem1,
+                  bind->label_hash,
+                  bind->menu_label_hash);
+         }
+         break;
       default:
       case RARCH_MENU_CTL_NONE:
          break;
diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.h b/menu/menu_driver.h
index e6a4cc5edf..2bec60578d 100644
--- a/menu/menu_driver.h
+++ b/menu/menu_driver.h
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ enum rarch_menu_ctl_state
    RARCH_MENU_CTL_ITERATE,
    RARCH_MENU_CTL_ENVIRONMENT,
    RARCH_MENU_CTL_DRIVER_DATA_GET,
-   RARCH_MENU_CTL_POINTER_TAP
+   RARCH_MENU_CTL_POINTER_TAP,
+   RARCH_MENU_CTL_BIND_INIT
 };
 
 typedef enum
@@ -383,6 +384,20 @@ typedef struct menu_ctx_pointer
    int retcode;
 } menu_ctx_pointer_t;
 
+typedef struct menu_ctx_bind
+{
+   menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs;
+   const char *path;
+   const char *label;
+   unsigned type;
+   size_t idx;
+   const char *elem0;
+   const char *elem1;
+   uint32_t label_hash;
+   uint32_t menu_label_hash;
+   int retcode;
+} menu_ctx_bind_t;
+
 /**
  * menu_driver_find_handle:
  * @index              : index of driver to get handle to.
@@ -419,11 +434,6 @@ void *menu_driver_list_get_entry(menu_list_type_t type, unsigned i);
 
 size_t  menu_driver_list_get_selection(void);
 
-int menu_driver_bind_init(menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs,
-      const char *path, const char *label, unsigned type, size_t idx,
-      const char *elem0, const char *elem1,
-      uint32_t label_hash, uint32_t menu_label_hash);
-
 /* HACK */
 extern unsigned int rdb_entry_start_game_selection_ptr;