diff --git a/src/linux_joystick.c b/src/linux_joystick.c
index b8b5778e..fd5dabdf 100644
--- a/src/linux_joystick.c
+++ b/src/linux_joystick.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static GLFWbool openJoystickDevice(const char* path)
 {
     for (int jid = 0;  jid <= GLFW_JOYSTICK_LAST;  jid++)
     {
-        if (_glfw.joysticks[jid].connected)
+        if (!_glfw.joysticks[jid].connected)
             continue;
         if (strcmp(_glfw.joysticks[jid].linjs.path, path) == 0)
             return GLFW_FALSE;