diff --git a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_rawinputjoystick.c b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_rawinputjoystick.c
index 4bdb3cf3a..4cc274d8a 100644
--- a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_rawinputjoystick.c
+++ b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_rawinputjoystick.c
@@ -991,7 +991,8 @@ static void RAWINPUT_DetectDevices(void)
 
         devices = (PRAWINPUTDEVICELIST)SDL_malloc(sizeof(RAWINPUTDEVICELIST) * device_count);
         if (devices) {
-            if (GetRawInputDeviceList(devices, &device_count, sizeof(RAWINPUTDEVICELIST)) != -1) {
+            device_count = GetRawInputDeviceList(devices, &device_count, sizeof(RAWINPUTDEVICELIST));
+            if (device_count != (UINT)-1) {
                 for (i = 0; i < device_count; ++i) {
                     RAWINPUT_AddDevice(devices[i].hDevice);
                 }
diff --git a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_windows_gaming_input.c b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_windows_gaming_input.c
index 675e21537..d939ea6cc 100644
--- a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_windows_gaming_input.c
+++ b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_windows_gaming_input.c
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ static SDL_bool SDL_IsXInputDevice(Uint16 vendor, Uint16 product)
         return SDL_FALSE;
     }
 
-    if (GetRawInputDeviceList(raw_devices, &raw_device_count, sizeof(RAWINPUTDEVICELIST)) == -1) {
+    raw_device_count = GetRawInputDeviceList(raw_devices, &raw_device_count, sizeof(RAWINPUTDEVICELIST));
+    if (raw_device_count == (UINT)-1) {
         SDL_free(raw_devices);
         raw_devices = NULL;
         return SDL_FALSE; /* oh well. */
diff --git a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_xinputjoystick.c b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_xinputjoystick.c
index fe45ed61f..91ad48590 100644
--- a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_xinputjoystick.c
+++ b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_xinputjoystick.c
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ static void GuessXInputDevice(Uint8 userid, Uint16 *pVID, Uint16 *pPID, Uint16 *
         return;
     }
 
-    if (GetRawInputDeviceList(devices, &device_count, sizeof(RAWINPUTDEVICELIST)) == -1) {
+    device_count = GetRawInputDeviceList(devices, &device_count, sizeof(RAWINPUTDEVICELIST));
+    if (device_count == (UINT)-1) {
         SDL_free(devices);
         return; /* oh well. */
     }