diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_Wiimote/Src/ConfigGamepad.cpp b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_Wiimote/Src/ConfigGamepad.cpp
index b706ed22b4..e372f7e597 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_Wiimote/Src/ConfigGamepad.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_Wiimote/Src/ConfigGamepad.cpp
@@ -583,8 +583,9 @@ void ConfigDialog::PadGetStatus()
 {
 	//Console::Print("SDL_WasInit: %i\n", SDL_WasInit(0));
 
-	// Return if it's not detected
-	if(WiiMoteEmu::PadMapping[Page].ID >= SDL_NumJoysticks())
+	/* Return if it's not detected. The ID should never be less than zero here, it can only be that
+	   because of a manual ini file change, but we make that check anway. */
+	if(WiiMoteEmu::PadMapping[Page].ID < 0 || WiiMoteEmu::PadMapping[Page].ID >= SDL_NumJoysticks())
 	{
 		m_TStatusLeftIn[Page]->SetLabel(wxT("Not connected"));
 		m_TStatusLeftOut[Page]->SetLabel(wxT("Not connected"));
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_nJoy_SDL/Src/GUI/ConfigAdvanced.cpp b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_nJoy_SDL/Src/GUI/ConfigAdvanced.cpp
index 2958cb824d..93933869c5 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_nJoy_SDL/Src/GUI/ConfigAdvanced.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_nJoy_SDL/Src/GUI/ConfigAdvanced.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void ConfigBox::PadGetStatus()
 {
 	/* Return if it's not detected. The ID should never be less than zero here, it can only be that
 	   because of a manual ini file change, but we make that check anway. */
-	if(PadMapping[notebookpage].ID >= 0 && PadMapping[notebookpage].ID >= SDL_NumJoysticks())
+	if(PadMapping[notebookpage].ID < 0 || PadMapping[notebookpage].ID >= SDL_NumJoysticks())
 	{
 		m_TStatusIn[notebookpage]->SetLabel(wxT("Not connected"));
 		m_TStatusOut[notebookpage]->SetLabel(wxT("Not connected"));