diff --git a/src/yuzu_cmd/emu_window/emu_window_sdl3.cpp b/src/yuzu_cmd/emu_window/emu_window_sdl3.cpp
index 05c17dbff1..e2aa68113f 100644
--- a/src/yuzu_cmd/emu_window/emu_window_sdl3.cpp
+++ b/src/yuzu_cmd/emu_window/emu_window_sdl3.cpp
@@ -22,10 +22,17 @@
 EmuWindow_SDL3::EmuWindow_SDL3(InputCommon::InputSubsystem* input_subsystem_, Core::System& system_)
     : input_subsystem{input_subsystem_}, system{system_} {
     input_subsystem->Initialize();
+#ifdef __OPENORBIS__
+    if (!SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_JOYSTICK | SDL_INIT_GAMEPAD)) {
+        LOG_CRITICAL(Frontend, "Failed to initialize SDL3: {}, Exiting...", SDL_GetError());
+        exit(1);
+    }
+#else
     if (!SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO | SDL_INIT_JOYSTICK | SDL_INIT_GAMEPAD)) {
         LOG_CRITICAL(Frontend, "Failed to initialize SDL3: {}, Exiting...", SDL_GetError());
         exit(1);
     }
+#endif
 }
 
 EmuWindow_SDL3::~EmuWindow_SDL3() {