diff --git a/src/unix/CMakeLists.txt b/src/unix/CMakeLists.txt
index 1d428fa2b..1c79b42d2 100644
--- a/src/unix/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/unix/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ add_library(plat OBJECT
     unix.c
     unix_serial_passthrough.c
     unix_netsocket.c
+    ../qt/sdl_joystick.c
 )
 
 if (NOT CPPTHREADS)
diff --git a/src/unix/unix.c b/src/unix/unix.c
index 535fd06ea..97f8b972a 100644
--- a/src/unix/unix.c
+++ b/src/unix/unix.c
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ int             fixed_size_x = 640;
 int             fixed_size_y = 480;
 extern int      title_set;
 extern wchar_t  sdl_win_title[512];
-plat_joystick_state_t plat_joystick_state[MAX_PLAT_JOYSTICKS];
-joystick_state_t      joystick_state[GAMEPORT_MAX][MAX_JOYSTICKS];
-int             joysticks_present;
 SDL_mutex      *blitmtx;
 SDL_threadID    eventthread;
 static int      exit_event         = 0;
@@ -1689,24 +1686,6 @@ plat_language_code_r(UNUSED(int id), UNUSED(char *outbuf), UNUSED(int len))
     return;
 }
 
-void
-joystick_init(void)
-{
-    /* No-op. */
-}
-
-void
-joystick_close(void)
-{
-    /* No-op. */
-}
-
-void
-joystick_process(uint8_t gp)
-{
-    /* No-op. */
-}
-
 void
 startblit(void)
 {