diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_nJoy_SDL/Src/nJoy.cpp b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_nJoy_SDL/Src/nJoy.cpp
index c18eb5e5ce..ded466079e 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_nJoy_SDL/Src/nJoy.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_nJoy_SDL/Src/nJoy.cpp
@@ -568,16 +568,6 @@ int Search_Devices()
 
 	int numjoy = SDL_NumJoysticks();
 
-	if (numjoy == 0)
-	{		
-		#ifdef _WIN32
-		MessageBox(NULL, "No Joystick detected!", NULL,  MB_ICONWARNING);
-		#else	
-		printf("No Joystick detected!\n");	
-		#endif
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	if (joyinfo)
 	{
 		delete [] joyinfo;
@@ -588,6 +578,16 @@ int Search_Devices()
 		joyinfo = new CONTROLLER_INFO [numjoy];
 	}
 
+	if (numjoy == 0)
+	{		
+		#ifdef _WIN32
+		MessageBox(NULL, "No Joystick detected!", NULL,  MB_ICONWARNING);
+		#else	
+		printf("No Joystick detected!\n");	
+		#endif
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	#ifdef _DEBUG
 	fprintf(pFile, "Scanning for devices\n");
 	fprintf(pFile, "ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ\n");