diff --git a/src/uxnemu.c b/src/uxnemu.c
index 5555e11..876c043 100644
--- a/src/uxnemu.c
+++ b/src/uxnemu.c
@@ -145,8 +145,15 @@ init(void)
 	as.callback = audio_callback;
 	as.samples = 512;
 	as.userdata = NULL;
-	if(SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO | SDL_INIT_AUDIO | SDL_INIT_JOYSTICK) < 0)
-		return error("sdl", SDL_GetError());
+	if(SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO | SDL_INIT_AUDIO | SDL_INIT_JOYSTICK) < 0) {
+		error("sdl", SDL_GetError());
+		if(SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO | SDL_INIT_JOYSTICK) < 0)
+			return error("sdl", SDL_GetError());
+	} else {
+		audio_id = SDL_OpenAudioDevice(NULL, 0, &as, NULL, 0);
+		if(!audio_id)
+			error("sdl_audio", SDL_GetError());
+	}
 	gWindow = SDL_CreateWindow("Uxn", SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, (WIDTH + PAD * 2) * zoom, (HEIGHT + PAD * 2) * zoom, SDL_WINDOW_SHOWN);
 	if(gWindow == NULL)
 		return error("sdl_window", SDL_GetError());
@@ -164,6 +171,7 @@ init(void)
 	SDL_StartTextInput();
 	SDL_ShowCursor(SDL_DISABLE);
 	SDL_EventState(SDL_DROPFILE, SDL_ENABLE);
+	SDL_GameControllerEventState(SDL_ENABLE);
 	return 1;
 }