diff --git a/config.cpp b/config.cpp
index 3a7cdb7e..0adcc10d 100644
--- a/config.cpp
+++ b/config.cpp
@@ -1589,7 +1589,7 @@ EX void initConfig() {
   -> help("Background particle effects, e.g., in the Blizzard.");
   // control
   
-  #if CAP_SDL
+  #if CAP_SDLJOY
   param_enum(joy_init, "joyinit", jiFast)
     ->editable({{"off", "do not use joysticks"}, {"fast", "do not wait until the joysticks are initialized"}, {"wait", "wait until the joysticks are initialized"}}, "joystick initialization", 'j');
   param_i(vid.joyvalue, "vid.joyvalue", 4800);
diff --git a/control.cpp b/control.cpp
index 63c82b22..43223f7e 100644
--- a/control.cpp
+++ b/control.cpp
@@ -742,6 +742,7 @@ EX void handleKeyNormal(int sym, int uni) {
       sym = 0; uni = 0;
       }
     if(sym == 'f' || is_joy_index(sym, deck::key_f)) bow::switch_fire_mode();
+    #if CAP_SDLJOY
     if(sym == '`' || is_joy_index(sym, deck::enter)) {
       flashMessages();
       movepcto(joydir);
@@ -749,6 +750,7 @@ EX void handleKeyNormal(int sym, int uni) {
       joytime = -1;
       checkjoy();
       }
+    #endif
     }
 
   if(sym == SDLK_KP5 && DEFAULTCONTROL && !game_keys_scroll) movepcto(-1, 1);
@@ -1121,11 +1123,13 @@ EX void mainloopiter() {
   hiliteclick = keystate[SDLK_LALT] | keystate[SDLK_RALT];
   #endif
 
+  #if CAP_SDLJOY
   if(defaultjoy) for(auto& s: sticks) {
     if(gjoy_button(s, deck::key_control)) lctrlclick = true;
     if(gjoy_button(s, deck::key_alt)) hiliteclick = true;
     if(gjoy_button(s, deck::key_shift)) lshiftclick = true;
     }
+  #endif
 
   anyshiftclick = lshiftclick | rshiftclick;
   anyctrlclick = lctrlclick | rctrlclick;
diff --git a/multi.cpp b/multi.cpp
index d1614bd5..3113f310 100644
--- a/multi.cpp
+++ b/multi.cpp
@@ -534,10 +534,10 @@ struct shmup_configurer {
         }
       else dialog::addBreak(100);
       }
+
+    add_edit(joy_init);
   #endif
   
-    add_edit(joy_init);
-
     if(haveconfig && !shmup::on) add_edit(multi::multi_autojoy);
 
     dialog::addBreak(50);