diff --git a/port/src/input.c b/port/src/input.c
index ce6f4b5b9..2bacbd646 100644
--- a/port/src/input.c
+++ b/port/src/input.c
@@ -679,17 +679,30 @@ s32 inputInit(void)
 {
 	// Set SDL hints before initializing the controller subsystem.
 	if (useHIDAPI) {
-		SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS3, "1");
-		SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS4, "1");
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 12)
+		SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_GAMECUBE, "1");
+#endif
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 14)
 		SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS5, "1");
+#endif
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 22)
+		SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI, "1");
+		SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS4, "1");
 		SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_SWITCH, "1");
 		SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_JOY_CONS, "1");
-		SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_COMBINE_JOY_CONS, "1");
-		SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_GAMECUBE, "1");
-		SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_WII, "1");
 		// the two hints below enable Rumble and Motion Sensor for PS4/5 pads connected via bluetooth
 		SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS4_RUMBLE, "1");
 		SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS5_RUMBLE, "1");
+#endif
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 23, 2)
+		SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_COMBINE_JOY_CONS, "1");
+#endif
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 25, 1)
+		SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS3, "1");
+#endif
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 26, 0)
+		SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_WII, "1");
+#endif
 	}
 	if (useRawInput) {
 		SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_RAWINPUT, "1");