diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index c4eb80b1f1..89f889bdf8 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -1039,6 +1039,9 @@ siTe <ties@waterplant.nl>
 Sudrien
     * softgrip
 
+Sulmicki, Adam <adam@cfar.umd.edu>
+   * profiling and menu fixes
+
 Szumiela, Marcin <marcin@szumiela.pl>
     * divxplayer
 
diff --git a/libmenu/vf_menu.c b/libmenu/vf_menu.c
index e18420ece0..6a2d2ef35c 100644
--- a/libmenu/vf_menu.c
+++ b/libmenu/vf_menu.c
@@ -233,6 +233,10 @@ static int put_image(struct vf_instance_s* vf, mp_image_t *mpi, double pts){
   } else {
     if(mp_input_key_cb)
       mp_input_key_cb = NULL;
+
+    if(mpi->flags&MP_IMGFLAG_DIRECT)
+      dmpi = mpi->priv;
+    else {
     dmpi = vf_get_image(vf->next,mpi->imgfmt,
 			MP_IMGTYPE_EXPORT, MP_IMGFLAG_ACCEPT_STRIDE,
 			mpi->w,mpi->h);
@@ -245,6 +249,7 @@ static int put_image(struct vf_instance_s* vf, mp_image_t *mpi, double pts){
     dmpi->planes[2] = mpi->planes[2];
     dmpi->priv      = mpi->priv;
   }
+  }
   return vf_next_put_image(vf,dmpi, pts);
 }