diff --git a/src/osd/windows/input.c b/src/osd/windows/input.c
index 4cb35cc3a03..9c3205fdc7e 100644
--- a/src/osd/windows/input.c
+++ b/src/osd/windows/input.c
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ static BOOL CALLBACK dinput_mouse_enum(LPCDIDEVICEINSTANCE instance, LPVOID ref)
 
 	// set relative mode on the mouse device
 	result = dinput_set_dword_property(devinfo->dinput.device, DIPROP_AXISMODE, 0, DIPH_DEVICE, DIPROPAXISMODE_REL);
-	if (result != DI_OK)
+	if (result != DI_OK && result != DI_PROPNOEFFECT)
 	{
 		mame_printf_error("DirectInput: Unable to set relative mode for mouse %d (%s)\n", generic_device_index(mouse_list, devinfo), devinfo->name);
 		goto error;
@@ -1523,17 +1523,17 @@ static BOOL CALLBACK dinput_joystick_enum(LPCDIDEVICEINSTANCE instance, LPVOID r
 
 	// set absolute mode
 	result = dinput_set_dword_property(devinfo->dinput.device, DIPROP_AXISMODE, 0, DIPH_DEVICE, DIPROPAXISMODE_ABS);
-	if (result != DI_OK)
+	if (result != DI_OK && result != DI_PROPNOEFFECT)
 		mame_printf_warning("DirectInput: Unable to set absolute mode for joystick %d (%s)\n", generic_device_index(joystick_list, devinfo), devinfo->name);
 
 	// turn off deadzone; we do our own calculations
 	result = dinput_set_dword_property(devinfo->dinput.device, DIPROP_DEADZONE, 0, DIPH_DEVICE, 0);
-	if (result != DI_OK)
+	if (result != DI_OK && result != DI_PROPNOEFFECT)
 		mame_printf_warning("DirectInput: Unable to reset deadzone for joystick %d (%s)\n", generic_device_index(joystick_list, devinfo), devinfo->name);
 
 	// turn off saturation; we do our own calculations
 	result = dinput_set_dword_property(devinfo->dinput.device, DIPROP_SATURATION, 0, DIPH_DEVICE, 10000);
-	if (result != DI_OK)
+	if (result != DI_OK && result != DI_PROPNOEFFECT)
 		mame_printf_warning("DirectInput: Unable to reset saturation for joystick %d (%s)\n", generic_device_index(joystick_list, devinfo), devinfo->name);
 
 	// cap the number of axes, POVs, and buttons based on the format