diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 76a60c9e..1b838d42 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ OSX_BUILD ?= 0
 # Makeflag to enable OSX fixes on older versions
 LEGACY_OSX_BUILD ?= 0
 
+# Enable -no-pie linker option
+NO_PIE ?= 1
+
 # Specify the target you are building for, TARGET_BITS=0 means native
 TARGET_ARCH ?= native
 TARGET_BITS ?= 0
@@ -654,9 +657,13 @@ else ifeq ($(LEGACY_OSX_BUILD),1)
   LDFLAGS := -lm $(BACKEND_LDFLAGS) -fno-pie -lpthread
 
 else
-  LDFLAGS := $(BITS) -march=$(TARGET_ARCH) -lm $(BACKEND_LDFLAGS) -no-pie -lpthread
+  LDFLAGS := $(BITS) -march=$(TARGET_ARCH) -lm $(BACKEND_LDFLAGS) -lpthread -ldl
+  ifeq ($(NO_PIE), 1)
+    LDFLAGS += -no-pie
+  endif
+
   ifeq ($(DISCORDRPC),1)
-    LDFLAGS += -ldl -Wl,-rpath .
+    LDFLAGS += -Wl,-rpath .
   endif
 
 endif # End of LDFLAGS
diff --git a/src/pc/controller/controller_sdl2.c b/src/pc/controller/controller_sdl2.c
index a71a82eb..c7e9c7c7 100644
--- a/src/pc/controller/controller_sdl2.c
+++ b/src/pc/controller/controller_sdl2.c
@@ -89,13 +89,6 @@ static void controller_sdl_bind(void) {
 }
 
 static void controller_sdl_init(void) {
-    if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_GAMECONTROLLER | SDL_INIT_EVENTS) != 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "SDL init error: %s\n", SDL_GetError());
-        return;
-    }
-
-    haptics_enabled = (SDL_InitSubSystem(SDL_INIT_HAPTIC) == 0);
-
     // try loading an external gamecontroller mapping file
     uint64_t gcsize = 0;
     void *gcdata = fs_load_file("gamecontrollerdb.txt", &gcsize);
@@ -109,6 +102,13 @@ static void controller_sdl_init(void) {
         free(gcdata);
     }
 
+    if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_GAMECONTROLLER | SDL_INIT_EVENTS) != 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "SDL init error: %s\n", SDL_GetError());
+        return;
+    }
+
+    haptics_enabled = (SDL_InitSubSystem(SDL_INIT_HAPTIC) == 0);
+
 #ifdef BETTERCAMERA
     if (newcam_mouse == 1)
         SDL_SetRelativeMouseMode(SDL_TRUE);