diff --git a/src/controller/deviceindex/ShipDeviceIndexMappingManager.cpp b/src/controller/deviceindex/ShipDeviceIndexMappingManager.cpp
index 8fbf3183c..44e721f92 100644
--- a/src/controller/deviceindex/ShipDeviceIndexMappingManager.cpp
+++ b/src/controller/deviceindex/ShipDeviceIndexMappingManager.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 
 namespace Ship {
 ShipDeviceIndexMappingManager::ShipDeviceIndexMappingManager() : mIsInitialized(false) {
+#if _WIN32
+    SDL_SetHintWithPriority(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_WGI, "0", SDL_HINT_DEFAULT);
+#endif
     UpdateControllerNamesFromConfig();
 }