diff --git a/application/vlc-android/src/org/videolan/vlc/gui/video/VideoPlayerActivity.kt b/application/vlc-android/src/org/videolan/vlc/gui/video/VideoPlayerActivity.kt
index 197448228..cd2c1b82a 100644
--- a/application/vlc-android/src/org/videolan/vlc/gui/video/VideoPlayerActivity.kt
+++ b/application/vlc-android/src/org/videolan/vlc/gui/video/VideoPlayerActivity.kt
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ open class VideoPlayerActivity : AppCompatActivity(), PlaybackService.Callback,
         private set
     private var isPlaying = false
     private var loadingImageView: ImageView? = null
-    private var navMenu: ImageView? = null
     var enableCloneMode: Boolean = false
     lateinit var orientationMode: PlayerOrientationMode
 
@@ -2014,7 +2013,7 @@ open class VideoPlayerActivity : AppCompatActivity(), PlaybackService.Callback,
                 overlayDelegate.hideOverlay(false)
             } else if (menuIdx != -1) setESTracks()
 
-            navMenu.setVisibility(if (menuIdx >= 0 && navMenu != null) View.VISIBLE else View.GONE)
+            if (overlayDelegate.isHudRightBindingInitialized()) overlayDelegate.hudRightBinding.playerOverlayNavmenu.setVisibility(if (menuIdx >= 0) View.VISIBLE else View.GONE)
             supportInvalidateOptionsMenu()
         }
     }