diff --git a/src/video/cocoa/cocoa_ogl.h b/src/video/cocoa/cocoa_ogl.h
index 5d616c1472..106567d038 100644
--- a/src/video/cocoa/cocoa_ogl.h
+++ b/src/video/cocoa/cocoa_ogl.h
@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@
 class VideoDriver_CocoaOpenGL : public VideoDriver_Cocoa {
 	CGLContextObj gl_context;
 
-	uint8 *anim_buffer; ///< Animation buffer from OpenGL back-end.
 	std::string driver_info; ///< Information string about selected driver.
 
 	const char *AllocateContext(bool allow_software);
 
 public:
-	VideoDriver_CocoaOpenGL() : gl_context(nullptr), anim_buffer(nullptr), driver_info(this->GetName()) {}
+	VideoDriver_CocoaOpenGL() : gl_context(nullptr), driver_info(this->GetName()) {}
 
 	const char *Start(const StringList &param) override;
 	void Stop() override;
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ public:
 	void PopulateSystemSprites() override;
 
 	bool HasAnimBuffer() override { return true; }
-	uint8 *GetAnimBuffer() override { return this->anim_buffer; }
 
 	/** Return driver name */
 	const char *GetName() const override { return "cocoa-opengl"; }
diff --git a/src/video/sdl2_opengl_v.h b/src/video/sdl2_opengl_v.h
index c7e647ca88..36ec23d93e 100644
--- a/src/video/sdl2_opengl_v.h
+++ b/src/video/sdl2_opengl_v.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 /** The OpenGL video driver for windows. */
 class VideoDriver_SDL_OpenGL : public VideoDriver_SDL_Base {
 public:
-	VideoDriver_SDL_OpenGL() : gl_context(nullptr), anim_buffer(nullptr) {}
+	VideoDriver_SDL_OpenGL() : gl_context(nullptr) {}
 
 	const char *Start(const StringList &param) override;
 
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ public:
 	void PopulateSystemSprites() override;
 
 	bool HasAnimBuffer() override { return true; }
-	uint8 *GetAnimBuffer() override { return this->anim_buffer; }
 
 	void ToggleVsync(bool vsync) override;
 
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ protected:
 
 private:
 	void  *gl_context;  ///< OpenGL context.
-	uint8 *anim_buffer; ///< Animation buffer from OpenGL back-end.
 
 	const char *AllocateContext();
 	void DestroyContext();
diff --git a/src/video/video_driver.hpp b/src/video/video_driver.hpp
index a726a17d7f..81f5aaaa31 100644
--- a/src/video/video_driver.hpp
+++ b/src/video/video_driver.hpp
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ public:
 	 * Get a pointer to the animation buffer of the video back-end.
 	 * @return Pointer to the buffer or nullptr if no animation buffer is supported.
 	 */
-	virtual uint8 *GetAnimBuffer()
+	inline uint8 *GetAnimBuffer()
 	{
-		return nullptr;
+		return this->anim_buffer;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -362,6 +362,8 @@ protected:
 	std::recursive_mutex game_state_mutex;
 	std::mutex game_thread_wait_mutex;
 
+	uint8 *anim_buffer = nullptr; ///< Animation buffer, (not used by all drivers, here because it is accessed very frequently)
+
 	static void GameThreadThunk(VideoDriver *drv);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/video/win32_v.h b/src/video/win32_v.h
index 968eb6b195..4e87e5ec1d 100644
--- a/src/video/win32_v.h
+++ b/src/video/win32_v.h
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public:
 /** The OpenGL video driver for windows. */
 class VideoDriver_Win32OpenGL : public VideoDriver_Win32Base {
 public:
-	VideoDriver_Win32OpenGL() : dc(nullptr), gl_rc(nullptr), anim_buffer(nullptr), driver_info(this->GetName()) {}
+	VideoDriver_Win32OpenGL() : dc(nullptr), gl_rc(nullptr), driver_info(this->GetName()) {}
 
 	const char *Start(const StringList &param) override;
 
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ public:
 	void ClearSystemSprites() override;
 
 	bool HasAnimBuffer() override { return true; }
-	uint8 *GetAnimBuffer() override { return this->anim_buffer; }
 
 	void ToggleVsync(bool vsync) override;
 
@@ -152,7 +151,6 @@ public:
 protected:
 	HDC    dc;          ///< Window device context.
 	HGLRC  gl_rc;       ///< OpenGL context.
-	uint8 *anim_buffer; ///< Animation buffer from OpenGL back-end.
 	std::string driver_info; ///< Information string about selected driver.
 
 	uint8 GetFullscreenBpp() override { return 32; } // OpenGL is always 32 bpp.