diff --git a/src/haptic/darwin/SDL_syshaptic.c b/src/haptic/darwin/SDL_syshaptic.c
index 65708cdba..650a5e851 100644
--- a/src/haptic/darwin/SDL_syshaptic.c
+++ b/src/haptic/darwin/SDL_syshaptic.c
@@ -599,6 +599,9 @@ SDL_SYS_HapticMouse(void)
 int
 SDL_SYS_JoystickIsHaptic(SDL_Joystick * joystick)
 {
+    if (joystick->driver != &SDL_DARWIN_JoystickDriver) {
+        return SDL_FALSE;
+    }
     if (joystick->hwdata->ffservice != 0) {
         return SDL_TRUE;
     }
@@ -612,6 +615,9 @@ SDL_SYS_JoystickIsHaptic(SDL_Joystick * joystick)
 int
 SDL_SYS_JoystickSameHaptic(SDL_Haptic * haptic, SDL_Joystick * joystick)
 {
+    if (joystick->driver != &SDL_DARWIN_JoystickDriver) {
+        return 0;
+    }
     if (IOObjectIsEqualTo((io_object_t) ((size_t)haptic->hwdata->device),
                           joystick->hwdata->ffservice)) {
         return 1;
@@ -628,7 +634,10 @@ SDL_SYS_HapticOpenFromJoystick(SDL_Haptic * haptic, SDL_Joystick * joystick)
 {
     int device_index = 0;
     SDL_hapticlist_item *item;
-
+    
+    if (joystick->driver != &SDL_DARWIN_JoystickDriver) {
+        return -1;
+    }
     for (item = SDL_hapticlist; item; item = item->next) {
         if (IOObjectIsEqualTo((io_object_t) item->dev,
                              joystick->hwdata->ffservice)) {
diff --git a/src/haptic/linux/SDL_syshaptic.c b/src/haptic/linux/SDL_syshaptic.c
index 1924bf4d5..3a103230b 100644
--- a/src/haptic/linux/SDL_syshaptic.c
+++ b/src/haptic/linux/SDL_syshaptic.c
@@ -512,6 +512,9 @@ SDL_SYS_HapticMouse(void)
 int
 SDL_SYS_JoystickIsHaptic(SDL_Joystick * joystick)
 {
+    if (joystick->driver != &SDL_LINUX_JoystickDriver) {
+        return 0;
+    }
     return EV_IsHaptic(joystick->hwdata->fd);
 }
 
@@ -522,6 +525,9 @@ SDL_SYS_JoystickIsHaptic(SDL_Joystick * joystick)
 int
 SDL_SYS_JoystickSameHaptic(SDL_Haptic * haptic, SDL_Joystick * joystick)
 {
+    if (joystick->driver != &SDL_LINUX_JoystickDriver) {
+        return 0;
+    }
     /* We are assuming Linux is using evdev which should trump the old
      * joystick methods. */
     if (SDL_strcmp(joystick->hwdata->fname, haptic->hwdata->fname) == 0) {
@@ -541,7 +547,10 @@ SDL_SYS_HapticOpenFromJoystick(SDL_Haptic * haptic, SDL_Joystick * joystick)
     int fd;
     int ret;
     SDL_hapticlist_item *item;
-
+    
+    if (joystick->driver != &SDL_LINUX_JoystickDriver) {
+        return -1;
+    }
     /* Find the joystick in the haptic list. */
     for (item = SDL_hapticlist; item; item = item->next) {
         if (SDL_strcmp(item->fname, joystick->hwdata->fname) == 0) {