diff --git a/src/m_menu.c b/src/m_menu.c
index dfe8bbeca..82c818c73 100644
--- a/src/m_menu.c
+++ b/src/m_menu.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ typedef enum
 levellist_mode_t levellistmode = LLM_CREATESERVER;
 UINT8 maplistoption = 0;
 
-static char joystickInfo[8][25];
+static char joystickInfo[8][29];
 #ifndef NONET
 static UINT32 serverlistpage;
 #endif
@@ -6711,35 +6711,32 @@ static void M_DrawJoystick(void)
 
 	M_DrawGenericMenu();
 
-	for (i = 0;i < 8; i++)
+	for (i = 0;i < 7; i++)
 	{
-		M_DrawSaveLoadBorder(OP_JoystickSetDef.x, OP_JoystickSetDef.y+LINEHEIGHT*i);
+		M_DrawTextBox(OP_JoystickSetDef.x-8, OP_JoystickSetDef.y+LINEHEIGHT*i-12, 28, 1);
+		//M_DrawSaveLoadBorder(OP_JoystickSetDef.x, OP_JoystickSetDef.y+LINEHEIGHT*i);
 
 		if ((setupcontrols_secondaryplayer && (i == cv_usejoystick2.value))
 			|| (!setupcontrols_secondaryplayer && (i == cv_usejoystick.value)))
-			V_DrawString(OP_JoystickSetDef.x, OP_JoystickSetDef.y+LINEHEIGHT*i,V_GREENMAP,joystickInfo[i]);
+			V_DrawString(OP_JoystickSetDef.x, OP_JoystickSetDef.y+LINEHEIGHT*i-4,V_GREENMAP,joystickInfo[i]);
 		else
-			V_DrawString(OP_JoystickSetDef.x, OP_JoystickSetDef.y+LINEHEIGHT*i,0,joystickInfo[i]);
+			V_DrawString(OP_JoystickSetDef.x, OP_JoystickSetDef.y+LINEHEIGHT*i-4,0,joystickInfo[i]);
 	}
 }
 
 static void M_SetupJoystickMenu(INT32 choice)
 {
 	INT32 i = 0;
-	const char *joyname = "None";
 	const char *joyNA = "Unavailable";
 	INT32 n = I_NumJoys();
 	(void)choice;
 
-	strcpy(joystickInfo[i], joyname);
+	strcpy(joystickInfo[i], "None");
 
 	for (i = 1; i < 8; i++)
 	{
-		if (i <= n && (joyname = I_GetJoyName(i)) != NULL)
-		{
-			strncpy(joystickInfo[i], joyname, 24);
-			joystickInfo[i][24] = '\0';
-		}
+		if (i <= n && (I_GetJoyName(i)) != NULL)
+			strncpy(joystickInfo[i], I_GetJoyName(i), 28);
 		else
 			strcpy(joystickInfo[i], joyNA);
 	}
diff --git a/src/sdl/i_system.c b/src/sdl/i_system.c
index 2b35ce8b8..68ebc5e94 100644
--- a/src/sdl/i_system.c
+++ b/src/sdl/i_system.c
@@ -1453,18 +1453,28 @@ INT32 I_NumJoys(void)
 	return numjoy;
 }
 
+static char joyname[255]; // MAX_PATH; joystick name is straight from the driver
+
 const char *I_GetJoyName(INT32 joyindex)
 {
-	const char *joyname = "NA";
+	const char *tempname = NULL;
 	joyindex--; //SDL's Joystick System starts at 0, not 1
 	if (SDL_WasInit(SDL_INIT_JOYSTICK) == 0)
 	{
 		if (SDL_InitSubSystem(SDL_INIT_JOYSTICK) != -1)
-			joyname = SDL_JoystickNameForIndex(joyindex);
+		{
+			tempname = SDL_JoystickNameForIndex(joyindex);
+			if (tempname)
+				strncpy(joyname, tempname, 255);
+		}
 		SDL_QuitSubSystem(SDL_INIT_JOYSTICK);
 	}
 	else
-		joyname = SDL_JoystickNameForIndex(joyindex);
+	{
+		tempname = SDL_JoystickNameForIndex(joyindex);
+		if (tempname)
+			strncpy(joyname, tempname, 255);
+	}
 	return joyname;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/sdl12/i_system.c b/src/sdl12/i_system.c
index 8729e5921..10fbc50ee 100644
--- a/src/sdl12/i_system.c
+++ b/src/sdl12/i_system.c
@@ -1575,18 +1575,28 @@ INT32 I_NumJoys(void)
 	return numjoy;
 }
 
+static char joyname[255]; // MAX_PATH; joystick name is straight from the driver
+
 const char *I_GetJoyName(INT32 joyindex)
 {
-	const char *joyname = "NA";
+	const char *tempname = NULL;
 	joyindex--; //SDL's Joystick System starts at 0, not 1
 	if (SDL_WasInit(SDL_INIT_JOYSTICK) == 0)
 	{
 		if (SDL_InitSubSystem(SDL_INIT_JOYSTICK) != -1)
-			joyname = SDL_JoystickName(joyindex);
+		{
+			tempname = SDL_JoystickNameForIndex(joyindex);
+			if (tempname)
+				strncpy(joyname, tempname, 255);
+		}
 		SDL_QuitSubSystem(SDL_INIT_JOYSTICK);
 	}
 	else
-		joyname = SDL_JoystickName(joyindex);
+	{
+		tempname = SDL_JoystickNameForIndex(joyindex);
+		if (tempname)
+			strncpy(joyname, tempname, 255);
+	}
 	return joyname;
 }