diff -r 8fb0748c2cce src/joystick/virtual/SDL_sysjoystick.c
--- a/src/joystick/virtual/SDL_sysjoystick.c	Fri Mar 13 21:28:09 2020 -0700
+++ b/src/joystick/virtual/SDL_sysjoystick.c	Sat Mar 14 20:52:54 2020 +0100
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
 static void
 VIRTUAL_FreeHWData(joystick_hwdata *hwdata)
 {
+    joystick_hwdata * cur = g_VJoys;
+    joystick_hwdata * prev = NULL;
+ 
     if (!hwdata) {
         return;
     }
@@ -71,8 +74,6 @@
     }
 
     /* Remove hwdata from SDL-global list */
-    joystick_hwdata * cur = g_VJoys;
-    joystick_hwdata * prev = NULL;
     while (cur) {
         if (hwdata == cur) {
             if (prev) {