diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6952795c0..93cd3aab3 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -24332,6 +24332,7 @@ $as_echo "#define SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI 1" >>confdefs.h
 
             EXTRA_CFLAGS="$EXTRA_CFLAGS -I$srcdir/src/hidapi/hidapi"
             SOURCES="$SOURCES $srcdir/src/joystick/hidapi/*.c"
+            SOURCES="$SOURCES $srcdir/src/hidapi/SDL_hidapi.c"
 
             if test x$have_libusb_h = xyes; then
                 EXTRA_CFLAGS="$EXTRA_CFLAGS $LIBUSB_CFLAGS"
@@ -24343,7 +24344,6 @@ $as_echo "#define SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI 1" >>confdefs.h
                         { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: You must have SDL_LoadObject() support for dynamic libusb loading" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: You must have SDL_LoadObject() support for dynamic libusb loading" >&2;}
                     fi
-                    SOURCES="$SOURCES $srcdir/src/hidapi/SDL_hidapi.c"
                     # libusb is loaded dynamically, so don't add it to LDFLAGS
                     libusb_lib=""
                     case "$host" in
@@ -24363,8 +24363,6 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 _ACEOF
 
                 fi
-            else
-                SOURCES="$SOURCES $srcdir/src/hidapi/SDL_hidapi.c"
             fi
         fi
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b2ae68bed..e906d0d25 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3326,7 +3326,6 @@ AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-hidapi], [use HIDAPI for low level joystick drivers [[d
                     if test x$have_loadso != xyes; then
                         AC_MSG_WARN([You must have SDL_LoadObject() support for dynamic libusb loading])
                     fi
-                    SOURCES="$SOURCES $srcdir/src/hidapi/SDL_hidapi.c"
                     # libusb is loaded dynamically, so don't add it to LDFLAGS
                     libusb_lib=""
                     case "$host" in
@@ -3342,8 +3341,6 @@ AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-hidapi], [use HIDAPI for low level joystick drivers [[d
                     fi
                     AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(SDL_LIBUSB_DYNAMIC, "$libusb_lib", [ ])
                 fi
-            else
-                SOURCES="$SOURCES $srcdir/src/hidapi/SDL_hidapi.c"
             fi
         fi