diff --git a/src/haptic/linux/SDL_syshaptic.c b/src/haptic/linux/SDL_syshaptic.c
index 9c11a2f0e..2f6bd4059 100644
--- a/src/haptic/linux/SDL_syshaptic.c
+++ b/src/haptic/linux/SDL_syshaptic.c
@@ -181,6 +181,9 @@ SDL_SYS_HapticInit(void)
         SDL_UDEV_Quit();
         return SDL_SetError("Could not setup haptic <-> udev callback");
     }
+
+    /* Force a scan to build the initial device list */
+    SDL_UDEV_Scan();
 #endif /* SDL_USE_LIBUDEV */
 
     return numhaptics;