diff --git a/src/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c b/src/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c
index c5cd0bb..20f7b0d 100644
--- a/src/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c
+++ b/src/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ static SDL_bool JS_ConfigJoystick(SDL_Joystick *joystick, int fd)
 	SDL_bool handled;
 	unsigned char n;
 	int tmp_naxes, tmp_nhats, tmp_nballs;
-	const char *name;
+	const char *name, *ptr;
 	char *env, env_name[128];
 	int i;
 
@@ -604,8 +604,9 @@ static SDL_bool JS_ConfigJoystick(SDL_Joystick *joystick, int fd)
 	name = SDL_SYS_JoystickName(joystick->index);
 
 	/* Generic analog joystick support */
-	if ( SDL_strstr(name, "Analog") == name && SDL_strstr(name, "-hat") ) {
-		if ( SDL_sscanf(name,"Analog %d-axis %*d-button %d-hat",
+	ptr = SDL_strstr(name, "Analog");
+	if ( ptr != NULL && SDL_strstr(ptr, "-hat") ) {
+		if ( SDL_sscanf(ptr,"Analog %d-axis %*d-button %d-hat",
 			&tmp_naxes, &tmp_nhats) == 2 ) {
 
 			joystick->naxes = tmp_naxes;