diff --git a/src/gui/input/InputSettings2.cpp b/src/gui/input/InputSettings2.cpp
index 96b2734b..bc3d33e0 100644
--- a/src/gui/input/InputSettings2.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/input/InputSettings2.cpp
@@ -147,6 +147,15 @@ wxWindow* InputSettings2::initialize_page(size_t index)
 		auto* profiles = new wxComboBox(page, wxID_ANY, kDefaultProfileName);
 		sizer->Add(profiles, wxGBPosition(0, 1), wxDefaultSpan, wxALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL | wxALL | wxEXPAND, 5);
 
+#if BOOST_OS_LINUX
+		// We rely on the wxEVT_COMBOBOX_DROPDOWN event to trigger filling the profile list,
+		// but on wxGTK the dropdown button cannot be clicked if the list is empty
+		// so as a quick and dirty workaround we fill the list here
+		wxCommandEvent tmpCmdEvt;
+		tmpCmdEvt.SetEventObject(profiles);
+		on_profile_dropdown(tmpCmdEvt);
+#endif
+
 		if (emulated_controller && emulated_controller->has_profile_name())
 		{
 			profiles->SetValue(emulated_controller->get_profile_name());