diff --git a/src/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c b/src/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c
index 92483b33c..307dd5642 100644
--- a/src/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c
+++ b/src/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c
@@ -497,21 +497,6 @@ static void SteamControllerDisconnectedCallback(int device_instance)
     }
 }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_INOTIFY
-#ifdef HAVE_INOTIFY_INIT1
-static int SDL_inotify_init1(void) {
-    return inotify_init1(IN_NONBLOCK | IN_CLOEXEC);
-}
-#else
-static int SDL_inotify_init1(void) {
-    int fd = inotify_init();
-    if (fd  < 0) return -1;
-    fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
-    fcntl(fd, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);
-    return fd;
-}
-#endif
-
 static int
 StrHasPrefix(const char *string, const char *prefix)
 {
@@ -566,6 +551,21 @@ IsJoystickDeviceNode(const char *node)
     }
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_INOTIFY
+#ifdef HAVE_INOTIFY_INIT1
+static int SDL_inotify_init1(void) {
+    return inotify_init1(IN_NONBLOCK | IN_CLOEXEC);
+}
+#else
+static int SDL_inotify_init1(void) {
+    int fd = inotify_init();
+    if (fd  < 0) return -1;
+    fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
+    fcntl(fd, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);
+    return fd;
+}
+#endif
+
 static void
 LINUX_InotifyJoystickDetect(void)
 {