diff --git a/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake b/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake
index 6ba476fd1..f6a985f41 100644
--- a/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake
+++ b/cmake/sdlchecks.cmake
@@ -1172,8 +1172,6 @@ macro(CheckHIDAPI)
       file(GLOB HIDAPI_JOYSTICK_SOURCES ${SDL2_SOURCE_DIR}/src/joystick/hidapi/*.c)
       set(SOURCE_FILES ${SOURCE_FILES} ${HIDAPI_JOYSTICK_SOURCES})
     endif()
-  else()
-    set(SDL_HIDAPI_DISABLED 1)
   endif()
 endmacro()
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 65178a0bb..1806ca7b4 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -24777,28 +24777,22 @@ $as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: You must have SDL_LoadObject() support for dynamic li
                     if test x$libusb_lib = x; then
                         libusb_lib=`find_lib "libusb-1.0.so.*" "" | sed 's/.*\/\(.*\)/\1/; q'`
                     fi
-
-cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+                    cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 #define SDL_LIBUSB_DYNAMIC "$libusb_lib"
 _ACEOF
 
                 fi
             fi
-        else
-
-$as_echo "#define SDL_HIDAPI_DISABLED 1" >>confdefs.h
-
         fi
 
-        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for hidapi support" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for hidapi support... " >&6; }
+        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for hidapi joystick support" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for hidapi joystick support... " >&6; }
         { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $hidapi_support" >&5
 $as_echo "$hidapi_support" >&6; }
     fi
 
     if test x$enable_joystick = xyes -a x$hidapi_support = xyes -a x$enable_hidapi_joystick = xyes; then
-
-$as_echo "#define SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI 1" >>confdefs.h
+        $as_echo "#define SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI 1" >>confdefs.h
 
         SOURCES="$SOURCES $srcdir/src/joystick/hidapi/*.c"
     fi
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 519b2d173..9f4e1a112 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3475,19 +3475,17 @@ CheckHIDAPI()
                     if test x$libusb_lib = x; then
                         libusb_lib=[`find_lib "libusb-1.0.so.*" "" | sed 's/.*\/\(.*\)/\1/; q'`]
                     fi
-                    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(SDL_LIBUSB_DYNAMIC, "$libusb_lib", [ ])
+                    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(SDL_LIBUSB_DYNAMIC, "$libusb_lib", [])
                 fi
             fi
-        else
-            AC_DEFINE(SDL_HIDAPI_DISABLED, 1, [ ])
         fi
 
-        AC_MSG_CHECKING(for hidapi support)
+        AC_MSG_CHECKING(for hidapi joystick support)
         AC_MSG_RESULT($hidapi_support)
     fi
 
     if test x$enable_joystick = xyes -a x$hidapi_support = xyes -a x$enable_hidapi_joystick = xyes; then
-        AC_DEFINE(SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI, 1, [ ])
+        AC_DEFINE(SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI, 1, [])
         SOURCES="$SOURCES $srcdir/src/joystick/hidapi/*.c"
     fi
 }