diff --git a/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c b/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c
index 4045909..9421ff6 100644
--- a/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c
+++ b/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 /* This is the system specific header for the SDL joystick API */
 
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
@@ -1160,6 +1161,12 @@ EV_HandleEvents(SDL_Joystick * joystick)
             }
         }
     }
+    if (ENODEV == errno || EBADF == errno)
+    {
+        // try reopening:
+        joystick->hwdata->fd = open(SDL_joylist[joystick->index].fname, O_RDONLY, 0);
+        fcntl(joystick->hwdata->fd, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
+    }
 }
 #endif /* SDL_INPUT_LINUXEV */