diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fc463561c..b6d1e39ed 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -727,6 +727,8 @@ source_group("modules\\image\\magpie" FILES ${LOVE_SRC_MODULE_IMAGE_MAGPIE})
 set(LOVE_SRC_MODULE_JOYSTICK_ROOT
 	src/modules/joystick/Joystick.cpp
 	src/modules/joystick/Joystick.h
+	src/modules/joystick/JoystickSDL3.cpp
+	src/modules/joystick/JoystickSDL3.h
 	src/modules/joystick/JoystickModule.h
 	src/modules/joystick/wrap_Joystick.cpp
 	src/modules/joystick/wrap_Joystick.h
diff --git a/platform/xcode/liblove.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/platform/xcode/liblove.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 91b27a55a..33edbd173 100644
--- a/platform/xcode/liblove.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/platform/xcode/liblove.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
 		D943E58E2A24D56000D80361 /* PhysfsIo.cpp in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D943E58C2A24D56000D80361 /* PhysfsIo.cpp */; };
 		D943E58F2A24D56000D80361 /* PhysfsIo.cpp in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D943E58C2A24D56000D80361 /* PhysfsIo.cpp */; };
 		D943E5902A24D56000D80361 /* PhysfsIo.h in Headers */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D943E58D2A24D56000D80361 /* PhysfsIo.h */; };
+		D99081EE2BB2473900D2B0E4 /* JoystickSDL3.h in Headers */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D99081EC2BB2473900D2B0E4 /* JoystickSDL3.h */; };
+		D99081EF2BB2473900D2B0E4 /* JoystickSDL3.cpp in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D99081ED2BB2473900D2B0E4 /* JoystickSDL3.cpp */; };
+		D99081F02BB2473900D2B0E4 /* JoystickSDL3.cpp in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D99081ED2BB2473900D2B0E4 /* JoystickSDL3.cpp */; };
 		D9DAB9222961F0EE00C64820 /* HarfbuzzShaper.h in Headers */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D9DAB9202961F0EE00C64820 /* HarfbuzzShaper.h */; };
 		D9DAB9232961F0EE00C64820 /* HarfbuzzShaper.cpp in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D9DAB9212961F0EE00C64820 /* HarfbuzzShaper.cpp */; };
 		D9DAB9242961F0EE00C64820 /* HarfbuzzShaper.cpp in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D9DAB9212961F0EE00C64820 /* HarfbuzzShaper.cpp */; };
@@ -1404,6 +1407,8 @@
 		D923E7D2296B85B9002FF1B3 /* harfbuzz.xcframework */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper.xcframework; name = harfbuzz.xcframework; path = ios/libraries/harfbuzz.xcframework; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		D943E58C2A24D56000D80361 /* PhysfsIo.cpp */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.cpp; path = PhysfsIo.cpp; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		D943E58D2A24D56000D80361 /* PhysfsIo.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = PhysfsIo.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		D99081EC2BB2473900D2B0E4 /* JoystickSDL3.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = JoystickSDL3.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		D99081ED2BB2473900D2B0E4 /* JoystickSDL3.cpp */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.cpp; path = JoystickSDL3.cpp; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		D9DAB9202961F0EE00C64820 /* HarfbuzzShaper.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = HarfbuzzShaper.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		D9DAB9212961F0EE00C64820 /* HarfbuzzShaper.cpp */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.cpp; path = HarfbuzzShaper.cpp; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		D9DAB9252961F0FF00C64820 /* GenericShaper.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = GenericShaper.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -3047,6 +3052,8 @@
 				FA0B7BEE1A95902C000E1D17 /* Joystick.h */,
 				FA0B7BEF1A95902C000E1D17 /* JoystickModule.cpp */,
 				FA0B7BF01A95902C000E1D17 /* JoystickModule.h */,
+				D99081ED2BB2473900D2B0E4 /* JoystickSDL3.cpp */,
+				D99081EC2BB2473900D2B0E4 /* JoystickSDL3.h */,
 			);
 			path = sdl;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -4210,6 +4217,7 @@
 				FABDA9BE2552448300B5C523 /* Box2D.h in Headers */,
 				D9DAB9222961F0EE00C64820 /* HarfbuzzShaper.h in Headers */,
 				FA56AA3A1FAFF02000A43D5F /* memory.h in Headers */,
+				D99081EE2BB2473900D2B0E4 /* JoystickSDL3.h in Headers */,
 				FA0B7E441A95902C000E1D17 /* wrap_CircleShape.h in Headers */,
 				FA0B7EB41A95902C000E1D17 /* System.h in Headers */,
 				FAF1405A1E20934C00F898D2 /* ConstantUnion.h in Headers */,
@@ -4735,6 +4743,7 @@
 				FA0B7CE61A95902C000E1D17 /* wrap_Source.cpp in Sources */,
 				FA9D8DDE1DEF842A002CD881 /* Drawable.cpp in Sources */,
 				FA0B7CCE1A95902C000E1D17 /* Audio.cpp in Sources */,
+				D99081F02BB2473900D2B0E4 /* JoystickSDL3.cpp in Sources */,
 				FADF54031E3D77B500012CC0 /* wrap_TextBatch.cpp in Sources */,
 				FA0B7DCB1A95902C000E1D17 /* Keyboard.cpp in Sources */,
 				FA0B7DFB1A95902C000E1D17 /* Body.cpp in Sources */,
@@ -5163,6 +5172,7 @@
 				FA0B7E421A95902C000E1D17 /* wrap_CircleShape.cpp in Sources */,
 				FA0B7CE51A95902C000E1D17 /* wrap_Source.cpp in Sources */,
 				FAC7CD921FE35E95006A60C7 /* physfs_archiver_hog.c in Sources */,
+				D99081EF2BB2473900D2B0E4 /* JoystickSDL3.cpp in Sources */,
 				FAF140931E20934C00F898D2 /* PpScanner.cpp in Sources */,
 				FA9D53AC1F5307E900125C6B /* Deprecations.cpp in Sources */,
 				FA0B7CCD1A95902C000E1D17 /* Audio.cpp in Sources */,
diff --git a/src/modules/joystick/sdl/JoystickSDL3.cpp b/src/modules/joystick/sdl/JoystickSDL3.cpp
index 3b6d4b7a4..6ba7b2ae8 100644
--- a/src/modules/joystick/sdl/JoystickSDL3.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/joystick/sdl/JoystickSDL3.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 // SDL
 #include <SDL_version.h>
 
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(3, 0, 0)
+
 // C++
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <limits>
@@ -646,3 +648,5 @@ EnumMap<Joystick::GamepadButton, SDL_GamepadButton, Joystick::GAMEPAD_BUTTON_MAX
 } // sdl
 } // joystick
 } // love
+
+#endif // SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(3, 0, 0)