diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index 4b02f41fcd..5bebae629e 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -3785,7 +3785,8 @@ bool config_save_overrides(int override_type)
             snprintf(cfg, sizeof(cfg), "input_player%u_joypad_index", i + 1);
             config_set_int(conf, cfg, overrides->uints.input_joypad_map[i]);
          }
-         if (input_config_get_device(i) != overrides->uints.input_libretro_device[i])
+
+         if (settings->uints.input_libretro_device[i] != overrides->uints.input_libretro_device[i])
          {
             snprintf(cfg, sizeof(cfg), "input_libretro_device_p%u", i + 1);
             config_set_int(conf, cfg, overrides->uints.input_libretro_device[i]);