diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 701d833b7d9..40ac90c512c 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 # DONT_USE_NETWORK = 1
 # USE_QTDEBUG = 1
 # NO_X11 = 1
-# NO_USE_XINPUT = 0
+# NO_USE_XINPUT = 1
 # FORCE_DRC_C_BACKEND = 1
 
 # DEBUG = 1
diff --git a/scripts/src/osd/sdl.lua b/scripts/src/osd/sdl.lua
index c9a63dcb24e..0d5b72e21a6 100644
--- a/scripts/src/osd/sdl.lua
+++ b/scripts/src/osd/sdl.lua
@@ -170,7 +170,11 @@ newoption {
 }
 
 if not _OPTIONS["NO_USE_XINPUT"] then
-	_OPTIONS["NO_USE_XINPUT"] = "1"
+	if _OPTIONS["targetos"]=="windows" or _OPTIONS["targetos"]=="macosx" or _OPTIONS["targetos"]=="haiku" or _OPTIONS["targetos"]=="asmjs" then
+		_OPTIONS["NO_USE_XINPUT"] = "1"
+	else
+		_OPTIONS["NO_USE_XINPUT"] = "0"
+	end
 end
 
 newoption {