--- a/configure.in	Sun Oct 29 04:08:50 2006 +0000
+++ b/configure.in	Fri Nov 03 21:52:54 2006 +0000
@@ -2564,11 +2564,12 @@
 esac
 
 # Verify that we have all the platform specific files we need
-if test x$have_joystick != xyes; then
-    if test x$enable_joystick = xyes; then
-        AC_DEFINE(SDL_JOYSTICK_DISABLED)
-    fi
+
+if test x$enable_joystick = xyes; then
+  if test x$have_joystick != xyes; then
+    # Wants joystick subsystem, but doesn't have a platform-specific backend...
     SOURCES="$SOURCES $srcdir/src/joystick/dummy/*.c"
+  fi
 fi
 if test x$have_cdrom != xyes; then
     if test x$enable_cdrom = xyes; then