diff --git a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.cpp b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.cpp
index f2a1085c1..ab3f7544c 100644
--- a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.cpp
+++ b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace lime {
 	
 	SDLApplication::SDLApplication () {
 		
-		if (SDL_Init (SDL_INIT_VIDEO | SDL_INIT_GAMECONTROLLER | SDL_INIT_TIMER) != 0) {
+		if (SDL_Init (SDL_INIT_VIDEO | SDL_INIT_GAMECONTROLLER | SDL_INIT_TIMER | SDL_INIT_JOYSTICK) != 0) {
 			
 			printf ("Could not initialize SDL: %s.\n", SDL_GetError ());