diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.cpp b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.cpp
index fc797ebdec..366485daa2 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 #include "Common/Thread.h"
 #include "InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.h"
 
+#if USE_EGL
+#include "DolphinWX/GLInterface/GLInterface.h"
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CIFACE_USE_XINPUT
 	#include "InputCommon/ControllerInterface/XInput/XInput.h"
 #endif
@@ -53,10 +57,15 @@ void ControllerInterface::Initialize()
 	ciface::XInput::Init(m_devices);
 #endif
 #ifdef CIFACE_USE_XLIB
-	ciface::Xlib::Init(m_devices, m_hwnd);
+#if USE_EGL
+	if (GLWin.platform == EGL_PLATFORM_X11)
+#endif
+	{
+		ciface::Xlib::Init(m_devices, m_hwnd);
 	#ifdef CIFACE_USE_X11_XINPUT2
 		ciface::XInput2::Init(m_devices, m_hwnd);
 	#endif
+	}
 #endif
 #ifdef CIFACE_USE_OSX
 	ciface::OSX::Init(m_devices, m_hwnd);