diff --git a/input/input_joypad_driver.c b/input/input_joypad_driver.c
index 96c3086e4c..406318d158 100644
--- a/input/input_joypad_driver.c
+++ b/input/input_joypad_driver.c
@@ -18,10 +18,9 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 
-#include <string/string_list.h>
-
 #include "input_keymaps.h"
 #include "../general.h"
+#include "../string_list_special.h"
 
 static input_device_driver_t *joypad_drivers[] = {
 #ifdef __CELLOS_LV2__
@@ -107,39 +106,7 @@ const char *joypad_driver_find_ident(int idx)
  **/
 const char* config_get_joypad_driver_options(void)
 {
-   union string_list_elem_attr attr;
-   unsigned i;
-   char *options = NULL;
-   int options_len = 0;
-   struct string_list *options_l = string_list_new();
-
-   attr.i = 0;
-
-   if (!options_l)
-      return NULL;
-
-   for (i = 0; joypad_drivers[i]; i++)
-   {
-      const char *opt = joypad_drivers[i]->ident;
-      options_len += strlen(opt) + 1;
-      string_list_append(options_l, opt, attr);
-   }
-
-   options = (char*)calloc(options_len, sizeof(char));
-
-   if (!options)
-   {
-      string_list_free(options_l);
-      options_l = NULL;
-      return NULL;
-   }
-
-   string_list_join_concat(options, options_len, options_l, "|");
-
-   string_list_free(options_l);
-   options_l = NULL;
-
-   return options;
+   return string_list_special_new(STRING_LIST_INPUT_JOYPAD_DRIVERS);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/string_list_special.c b/string_list_special.c
index e874a7248a..39fb3267f1 100644
--- a/string_list_special.c
+++ b/string_list_special.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "gfx/video_driver.h"
 #include "input/input_driver.h"
+#include "input/input_joypad_driver.h"
 #include "audio/audio_driver.h"
 
 const char *string_list_special_new(enum string_list_type type)
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ const char *string_list_special_new(enum string_list_type type)
    {
       case STRING_LIST_MENU_DRIVERS:
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
+#ifndef IS_JOYCONFIG
          for (i = 0; menu_driver_find_handle(i); i++)
          {
             const char *opt  = menu_driver_find_ident(i);
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ const char *string_list_special_new(enum string_list_type type)
             string_list_append(s, opt, attr);
          }
          break;
+#endif
 #endif
       case STRING_LIST_CAMERA_DRIVERS:
 #ifdef HAVE_CAMERA
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ const char *string_list_special_new(enum string_list_type type)
          break;
 #endif
       case STRING_LIST_AUDIO_DRIVERS:
+#ifndef IS_JOYCONFIG
          for (i = 0; audio_driver_find_handle(i); i++)
          {
             const char *opt  = audio_driver_find_ident(i);
@@ -75,8 +79,10 @@ const char *string_list_special_new(enum string_list_type type)
 
             string_list_append(s, opt, attr);
          }
+#endif
          break;
       case STRING_LIST_VIDEO_DRIVERS:
+#ifndef IS_JOYCONFIG
          for (i = 0; video_driver_find_handle(i); i++)
          {
             const char *opt  = video_driver_find_ident(i);
@@ -84,13 +90,25 @@ const char *string_list_special_new(enum string_list_type type)
 
             string_list_append(s, opt, attr);
          }
+#endif
          break;
       case STRING_LIST_INPUT_DRIVERS:
+#ifndef IS_JOYCONFIG
          for (i = 0; input_driver_find_handle(i); i++)
          {
             const char *opt  = input_driver_find_ident(i);
             len             += strlen(opt) + 1;
 
+            string_list_append(s, opt, attr);
+         }
+#endif
+         break;
+      case STRING_LIST_INPUT_JOYPAD_DRIVERS:
+         for (i = 0; joypad_driver_find_handle(i); i++)
+         {
+            const char *opt  = joypad_driver_find_ident(i);
+            len             += strlen(opt) + 1;
+
             string_list_append(s, opt, attr);
          }
          break;
diff --git a/string_list_special.h b/string_list_special.h
index 601e2c1f2d..853889475a 100644
--- a/string_list_special.h
+++ b/string_list_special.h
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ enum string_list_type
    STRING_LIST_CAMERA_DRIVERS,
    STRING_LIST_AUDIO_DRIVERS,
    STRING_LIST_VIDEO_DRIVERS,
-   STRING_LIST_INPUT_DRIVERS
+   STRING_LIST_INPUT_DRIVERS,
+   STRING_LIST_INPUT_JOYPAD_DRIVERS
 };
 
 const char *string_list_special_new(enum string_list_type type);
diff --git a/tools/retroarch-joyconfig-griffin.c b/tools/retroarch-joyconfig-griffin.c
index 4ad54e7b82..baf256b04c 100644
--- a/tools/retroarch-joyconfig-griffin.c
+++ b/tools/retroarch-joyconfig-griffin.c
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #include "../libretro-common/file/retro_file.c"
 #include "../libretro-common/file/retro_stat.c"
 
+#include "../string_list_special.c"
+
 #if defined(__linux) && !defined(ANDROID)
 #include "../input/drivers/linuxraw_input.c"
 #include "../input/drivers_joypad/linuxraw_joypad.c"