diff --git a/core/rend/dx11/dx11_overlay.cpp b/core/rend/dx11/dx11_overlay.cpp
index 741cc560fd..31c410273b 100644
--- a/core/rend/dx11/dx11_overlay.cpp
+++ b/core/rend/dx11/dx11_overlay.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ void DX11Overlay::draw(u32 width, u32 height, bool vmu, bool crosshair)
 			quad.draw(vmuTextureViews[i], samplers->getSampler(false));
 		}
 	}
-	if (crosshair)
+	if (crosshair && crosshairsNeeded())
 	{
 		if (!xhairTexture)
 		{
diff --git a/core/rend/dx9/d3d_overlay.cpp b/core/rend/dx9/d3d_overlay.cpp
index fda6e2d5d4..0002fc6091 100644
--- a/core/rend/dx9/d3d_overlay.cpp
+++ b/core/rend/dx9/d3d_overlay.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void D3DOverlay::draw(u32 width, u32 height, bool vmu, bool crosshair)
 			drawQuad(rect, D3DCOLOR_ARGB(192, 255, 255, 255));
 		}
 	}
-	if (crosshair)
+	if (crosshair && crosshairsNeeded())
 	{
 		if (!xhairTexture)
 		{