diff --git a/src/emu/ui/ui.c b/src/emu/ui/ui.c
index ac5e0aba020..8f50ead60f9 100644
--- a/src/emu/ui/ui.c
+++ b/src/emu/ui/ui.c
@@ -1525,10 +1525,8 @@ UINT32 ui_manager::handler_ingame(running_machine &machine, render_container *co
 
 	if (ui_input_pressed(machine, IPT_UI_CANCEL))
 	{
-		if (!machine.options().confirm_quit())
-			machine.schedule_exit();
-		else
-			return machine.ui().set_handler(handler_confirm_quit, 0);
+		machine.ui().request_quit();
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	// turn on menus if requested 
@@ -1694,6 +1692,19 @@ UINT32 ui_manager::handler_load_save(running_machine &machine, render_container
 }
 
 
+//-------------------------------------------------
+//  request_quit
+//-------------------------------------------------
+
+void ui_manager::request_quit()
+{
+	if (!machine().options().confirm_quit())
+		machine().schedule_exit();
+	else
+		set_handler(handler_confirm_quit, 0);
+}
+
+
 //-------------------------------------------------
 //  handler_confirm_quit - leads the user through
 //  confirming quit emulation
diff --git a/src/emu/ui/ui.h b/src/emu/ui/ui.h
index 757d0deb437..4e6df65bb49 100644
--- a/src/emu/ui/ui.h
+++ b/src/emu/ui/ui.h
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ public:
 	void image_handler_ingame();
 	void increase_frameskip();
 	void decrease_frameskip();
+	void request_quit();
 
 	// print the game info string into a buffer
 	astring &game_info_astring(astring &string);