diff --git a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapijoystick.c b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapijoystick.c
index 39542bb32..3b5685166 100644
--- a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapijoystick.c
+++ b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapijoystick.c
@@ -616,7 +616,14 @@ HIDAPI_AddDevice(struct hid_device_info *info)
             }
         }
         if (manufacturer_string && product_string) {
-            size_t name_size = (SDL_strlen(manufacturer_string) + 1 + SDL_strlen(product_string) + 1);
+            size_t name_size;
+
+            if (SDL_strcmp(manufacturer_string, "Performance Designed Products") == 0) {
+                /* Shorten this so controller names are more manageable */
+                SDL_memcpy(manufacturer_string, "PDP", 4);
+            }
+
+            name_size = (SDL_strlen(manufacturer_string) + 1 + SDL_strlen(product_string) + 1);
             device->name = (char *)SDL_malloc(name_size);
             if (device->name) {
                 if (SDL_strncasecmp(manufacturer_string, product_string, SDL_strlen(manufacturer_string)) == 0) {