diff --git a/src/pc/loading.c b/src/pc/loading.c
index 40f379d9..1683ddcb 100644
--- a/src/pc/loading.c
+++ b/src/pc/loading.c
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+#include "loading.h"
+
+#ifdef LOADING_SCREEN_SUPPORTED
+
 #include "djui/djui.h"
 #include "pc/djui/djui_unicode.h"
 
 #include "pc_main.h"
-#include "loading.h"
 #include "pc/utils/misc.h"
 #include "pc/cliopts.h"
 #include "rom_checker.h"
@@ -19,13 +22,12 @@ struct LoadingScreen {
 };
 
 static struct LoadingScreen* sLoading = NULL;
+
 pthread_t gLoadingThreadId;
 pthread_mutex_t gLoadingThreadMutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
 
 bool gIsThreaded = false;
 
-#define RUN_THREADED if (gIsThreaded)
-
 void loading_screen_set_segment_text(const char* text) {
     snprintf(gCurrLoadingSegment.str, 256, text);
 }
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ static void loading_screen_produce_one_frame(void) {
 }
 
 static bool loading_screen_on_render(struct DjuiBase* base) {
-    RUN_THREADED { pthread_mutex_lock(&gLoadingThreadMutex); }
+    if (gIsThreaded) { pthread_mutex_lock(&gLoadingThreadMutex); }
 
     u32 windowWidth, windowHeight;
     WAPI.get_dimensions(&windowWidth, &windowHeight);
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ static bool loading_screen_on_render(struct DjuiBase* base) {
 
     djui_base_compute(base);
 
-    RUN_THREADED { pthread_mutex_unlock(&gLoadingThreadMutex); }
+    if (gIsThreaded) { pthread_mutex_unlock(&gLoadingThreadMutex); }
 
     return true;
 }
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ static void loading_screen_destroy(struct DjuiBase* base) {
     sLoading = NULL;
 }
 
-void init_loading_screen(void) {
+static void init_loading_screen(void) {
     struct LoadingScreen* load = calloc(1, sizeof(struct LoadingScreen));
     struct DjuiBase* base = &load->base;
 
@@ -134,7 +136,10 @@ void init_loading_screen(void) {
 }
 
 void loading_screen_reset(void) {
-    djui_base_destroy(&sLoading->base);
+    if (sLoading) {
+        djui_base_destroy(&sLoading->base);
+        sLoading = NULL;
+    }
     djui_shutdown();
     alloc_display_list_reset();
     gDisplayListHead = NULL;
@@ -151,9 +156,6 @@ void render_loading_screen(void) {
     }
 
     pthread_join(gLoadingThreadId, NULL);
-    gIsThreaded = false;
-
-    loading_screen_reset();
 }
 
 void render_rom_setup_screen(void) {
@@ -165,3 +167,5 @@ void render_rom_setup_screen(void) {
         WAPI.main_loop(loading_screen_produce_one_frame);
     }
 }
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/pc/loading.h b/src/pc/loading.h
index 6267fcb3..4f12040a 100644
--- a/src/pc/loading.h
+++ b/src/pc/loading.h
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 #ifndef LOADING_HEADER
 #define LOADING_HEADER
 
+#if !defined(WAPI_DUMMY)
+#define LOADING_SCREEN_SUPPORTED
+#endif
+
+#ifdef LOADING_SCREEN_SUPPORTED
+
 #include <pthread.h>
 
 #include "cliopts.h"
@@ -13,21 +19,12 @@ struct LoadingSegment {
 
 extern struct LoadingSegment gCurrLoadingSegment;
 
-extern bool gIsThreaded;
-
-#if !defined(WAPI_DXGI) && !defined(WAPI_DUMMY)
-#define LOADING_SCREEN_SUPPORTED
-#endif
-
-#ifdef LOADING_SCREEN_SUPPORTED
-#define LOADING_SCREEN_MUTEX(...) if (!gCLIOpts.hideLoadingScreen && gIsThreaded) { \
-    pthread_mutex_lock(&gLoadingThreadMutex); \
-    __VA_ARGS__; \
-    pthread_mutex_unlock(&gLoadingThreadMutex); \
-}
-#else
-#define LOADING_SCREEN_MUTEX(...)
-#endif
+#define LOADING_SCREEN_MUTEX(...) \
+    if (!gCLIOpts.hideLoadingScreen && gIsThreaded) { \
+        pthread_mutex_lock(&gLoadingThreadMutex); \
+        __VA_ARGS__; \
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&gLoadingThreadMutex); \
+    }
 
 extern pthread_t gLoadingThreadId;
 extern pthread_mutex_t gLoadingThreadMutex;
@@ -36,6 +33,13 @@ extern bool gIsThreaded;
 
 void loading_screen_set_segment_text(const char* text);
 void render_loading_screen(void);
+void loading_screen_reset(void);
 void render_rom_setup_screen(void);
 
+#else // LOADING_SCREEN_SUPPORTED
+
+#define LOADING_SCREEN_MUTEX(...)
+
+#endif // LOADING_SCREEN_SUPPORTED
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/pc/pc_main.c b/src/pc/pc_main.c
index f1df6809..c6aca13a 100644
--- a/src/pc/pc_main.c
+++ b/src/pc/pc_main.c
@@ -308,9 +308,7 @@ void game_exit(void) {
     exit(0);
 }
 
-void* main_game_init(void* isThreaded) {
-    gIsThreaded = isThreaded != NULL;
-
+void* main_game_init(UNUSED void*) {
     // load language
     if (!djui_language_init(configLanguage)) { snprintf(configLanguage, MAX_CONFIG_STRING, "%s", ""); }
 
@@ -337,11 +335,6 @@ void* main_game_init(void* isThreaded) {
     if (gCLIOpts.fullscreen == 1) { configWindow.fullscreen = true; }
     else if (gCLIOpts.fullscreen == 2) { configWindow.fullscreen = false; }
 
-    if (!gGfxInited) {
-        gfx_init(&WAPI, &RAPI, TITLE);
-        WAPI.set_keyboard_callbacks(keyboard_on_key_down, keyboard_on_key_up, keyboard_on_all_keys_up, keyboard_on_text_input);
-    }
-
     audio_init();
     sound_init();
     smlua_audio_custom_init();
@@ -403,10 +396,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 #ifdef LOADING_SCREEN_SUPPORTED
     bool threadSuccess = false;
     if (!gCLIOpts.hideLoadingScreen && pthread_mutex_init(&gLoadingThreadMutex, NULL) == 0) {
-        if (pthread_create(&gLoadingThreadId, NULL, main_game_init, (void*) 1) == 0) {
+        gIsThreaded = true;
+        if (pthread_create(&gLoadingThreadId, NULL, main_game_init, NULL) == 0) {
             render_loading_screen(); // render the loading screen while the game is setup
             threadSuccess = true;
         }
+        gIsThreaded = false;
         pthread_mutex_destroy(&gLoadingThreadMutex);
     }
     if (!threadSuccess)
@@ -424,6 +419,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 #endif
     if (!audio_api) { audio_api = &audio_null; }
 
+#ifdef LOADING_SCREEN_SUPPORTED
+    loading_screen_reset();
+#endif
+
     // initialize djui
     djui_init();
     djui_unicode_init();
diff --git a/src/pc/rom_checker.cpp b/src/pc/rom_checker.cpp
index 6d85e1b9..35436502 100644
--- a/src/pc/rom_checker.cpp
+++ b/src/pc/rom_checker.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ bool main_rom_handler(void) {
     return gRomIsValid;
 }
 
+#ifdef LOADING_SCREEN_SUPPORTED
 void rom_on_drop_file(const char *path) {
     static bool hasDroppedInvalidFile = false;
     if (strlen(path) > 0) {
@@ -109,4 +110,5 @@ void rom_on_drop_file(const char *path) {
         }
     }
 }
+#endif
 }