diff --git a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_ps3.c b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_ps3.c
index ae6e6bb3ed9bd..a84dd4b47414b 100644
--- a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_ps3.c
+++ b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_ps3.c
@@ -144,14 +144,14 @@ static SDL_bool HIDAPI_DriverPS3_InitDevice(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *device)
     device->context = ctx;
 
     /* Set the controller into report mode over Bluetooth */
-    {
+    if (device->is_bluetooth) {
         Uint8 data[] = { 0xf4, 0x42, 0x03, 0x00, 0x00 };
 
         SendFeatureReport(device->dev, data, sizeof(data));
     }
 
     /* Set the controller into report mode over USB */
-    {
+    if (!device->is_bluetooth) {
         Uint8 data[USB_PACKET_LENGTH];
 
         int size = ReadFeatureReport(device->dev, 0xf2, data, 17);
diff --git a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapijoystick.c b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapijoystick.c
index a0db7c4df24fb..8fb3612ac2a0b 100644
--- a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapijoystick.c
+++ b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapijoystick.c
@@ -866,6 +866,7 @@ static SDL_HIDAPI_Device *HIDAPI_AddDevice(const struct SDL_hid_device_info *inf
     device->interface_protocol = info->interface_protocol;
     device->usage_page = info->usage_page;
     device->usage = info->usage;
+    device->is_bluetooth = (info->bus_type == SDL_HID_API_BUS_BLUETOOTH);
     device->dev_lock = SDL_CreateMutex();
 
     /* Need the device name before getting the driver to know whether to ignore this device */