diff --git a/app/gui/sdlgamepadkeynavigation.cpp b/app/gui/sdlgamepadkeynavigation.cpp
index c10ae4dd4..88693b87e 100644
--- a/app/gui/sdlgamepadkeynavigation.cpp
+++ b/app/gui/sdlgamepadkeynavigation.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ void SdlGamepadKeyNavigation::enable()
     SDL_FlushEvent(SDL_CONTROLLERDEVICEADDED);
 
     // Open all currently attached game controllers
-    for (int i = 0; i < SDL_NumJoysticks(); i++) {
+    int numJoysticks = SDL_NumJoysticks();
+    for (int i = 0; i < numJoysticks; i++) {
         if (SDL_IsGameController(i)) {
             SDL_GameController* gc = SDL_GameControllerOpen(i);
             if (gc != nullptr) {
@@ -289,7 +290,8 @@ int SdlGamepadKeyNavigation::getConnectedGamepads()
     Q_ASSERT(m_Enabled);
 
     int count = 0;
-    for (int i = 0; i < SDL_NumJoysticks(); i++) {
+    int numJoysticks = SDL_NumJoysticks();
+    for (int i = 0; i < numJoysticks; i++) {
         if (SDL_IsGameController(i)) {
             count++;
         }
diff --git a/app/streaming/input/gamepad.cpp b/app/streaming/input/gamepad.cpp
index 502511f80..131ec1931 100644
--- a/app/streaming/input/gamepad.cpp
+++ b/app/streaming/input/gamepad.cpp
@@ -913,7 +913,8 @@ QString SdlInputHandler::getUnmappedGamepads()
     MappingManager mappingManager;
     mappingManager.applyMappings();
 
-    for (int i = 0; i < SDL_NumJoysticks(); i++) {
+    int numJoysticks = SDL_NumJoysticks();
+    for (int i = 0; i < numJoysticks; i++) {
         if (!SDL_IsGameController(i)) {
             char guidStr[33];
             SDL_JoystickGetGUIDString(SDL_JoystickGetDeviceGUID(i),
@@ -973,7 +974,8 @@ int SdlInputHandler::getAttachedGamepadMask()
     }
 
     count = mask = 0;
-    for (int i = 0; i < SDL_NumJoysticks(); i++) {
+    int numJoysticks = SDL_NumJoysticks();
+    for (int i = 0; i < numJoysticks; i++) {
         if (SDL_IsGameController(i)) {
             char guidStr[33];
             SDL_JoystickGetGUIDString(SDL_JoystickGetDeviceGUID(i),