diff --git a/src/rcore_drm.c b/src/rcore_drm.c
index a7e7447a4..899f1c047 100644
--- a/src/rcore_drm.c
+++ b/src/rcore_drm.c
@@ -742,15 +742,7 @@ void OpenURL(const char *url)
 // Get gamepad internal name id
 const char *GetGamepadName(int gamepad)
 {
-    const char *name = NULL;
-
-    if (CORE.Input.Gamepad.ready[gamepad])
-    {
-        ioctl(platform.gamepadStreamFd[gamepad], JSIOCGNAME(64), &CORE.Input.Gamepad.name[gamepad]);
-        name = CORE.Input.Gamepad.name[gamepad];
-    }
-
-    return name;
+    return CORE.Input.Gamepad.name[gamepad];
 }
 
 // Get gamepad axis count
@@ -1954,6 +1946,8 @@ static void InitGamepad(void)
                 if (error != 0) TRACELOG(LOG_WARNING, "RPI: Failed to create gamepad input event thread");
                 else  TRACELOG(LOG_INFO, "RPI: Gamepad device initialized successfully");
             }
+
+            ioctl(platform.gamepadStreamFd[gamepad], JSIOCGNAME(64), &CORE.Input.Gamepad.name[i]);
         }
     }
 }