diff --git a/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-windows-arm64.bat b/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-windows-arm64.bat
index b3ef69047..7bd54942b 100644
--- a/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-windows-arm64.bat
+++ b/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-windows-arm64.bat
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ echo Building SDL...
 rmdir /S /Q "SDL3-%SDL3%"
 %SEVENZIP% x "SDL3-%SDL3%.zip" || goto error
 cd "SDL3-%SDL3%" || goto error
+%PATCH% -p1 < "%SCRIPTDIR%\sdl3-ezfrd64-dll.patch" || goto error
 cmake -B build %ARM64TOOLCHAIN% -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release %FORCEPDB% -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="%INSTALLDIR%" -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DSDL_SHARED=ON -DSDL_STATIC=OFF -DSDL_TESTS=OFF -G Ninja || goto error
 cmake --build build --parallel || goto error
 ninja -C build install || goto error
diff --git a/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-windows-x64.bat b/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-windows-x64.bat
index 716241dd2..c943925d2 100644
--- a/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-windows-x64.bat
+++ b/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-windows-x64.bat
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ echo Building SDL...
 rmdir /S /Q "SDL3-%SDL3%"
 %SEVENZIP% x "SDL3-%SDL3%.zip" || goto error
 cd "SDL3-%SDL3%" || goto error
+%PATCH% -p1 < "%SCRIPTDIR%\sdl3-ezfrd64-dll.patch" || goto error
 cmake -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release %FORCEPDB% -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="%INSTALLDIR%" -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DSDL_SHARED=ON -DSDL_STATIC=OFF -DSDL_TESTS=OFF -G Ninja || goto error
 cmake --build build --parallel || goto error
 ninja -C build install || goto error
diff --git a/scripts/deps/sdl3-ezfrd64-dll.patch b/scripts/deps/sdl3-ezfrd64-dll.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f01560aca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/deps/sdl3-ezfrd64-dll.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+From f369e804e27731e128caf3b370e0569e0695c57e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>
+Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 17:11:57 -0800
+Subject: [PATCH] Fixed crash when the broken EZFRD64.DLL is present
+
+Fixes https://github.com/ppy/osu/issues/13634
+---
+ src/joystick/windows/SDL_dinputjoystick.c | 38 +++++++++++++++++++----
+ 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_dinputjoystick.c b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_dinputjoystick.c
+index d265d9fcd5fa4..62ffbb46ec9fa 100644
+--- a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_dinputjoystick.c
++++ b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_dinputjoystick.c
+@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ extern HWND SDL_HelperWindow;
+ // local variables
+ static bool coinitialized = false;
+ static LPDIRECTINPUT8 dinput = NULL;
++static bool has_broken_EZFRD64DLL = false;
+ 
+ // Taken from Wine - Thanks!
+ static DIOBJECTDATAFORMAT dfDIJoystick2[] = {
+@@ -437,6 +438,29 @@ bool SDL_DINPUT_JoystickInit(void)
+         dinput = NULL;
+         return SetDIerror("IDirectInput::Initialize", result);
+     }
++
++#ifdef _WIN64
++    if (SDL_GetHintBoolean("SDL_JOYSTICK_CHECK_EZFRD64", true)) {
++        // The 64-bit version of EZFRD64.DLL crashes after being loaded,
++        // which happens implicitly when querying the device capabilities,
++        // so make sure we don't do that if there's a possibility of crashing
++        static const char *directories[] = {
++            "C:/Windows/USB_Vibration",
++            "C:/Windows/USB Vibration"
++        };
++        for (int i = 0; i < SDL_arraysize(directories) && !has_broken_EZFRD64DLL; ++i) {
++            int count = 0;
++            char **files = SDL_GlobDirectory(directories[i], "*/EZFRD64.DLL", SDL_GLOB_CASEINSENSITIVE, &count);
++            if (count > 0) {
++                has_broken_EZFRD64DLL = true;
++            }
++            SDL_free(files);
++        }
++        if (has_broken_EZFRD64DLL) {
++            SDL_LogWarn(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_INPUT, "Broken EZFRD64.DLL detected, disabling DirectInput force feedback");
++        }
++    }
++#endif
+     return true;
+ }
+ 
+@@ -778,12 +802,14 @@ bool SDL_DINPUT_JoystickOpen(SDL_Joystick *joystick, JoyStick_DeviceData *joysti
+         return SetDIerror("IDirectInputDevice8::SetDataFormat", result);
+     }
+ 
+-    // Get device capabilities
+-    result =
+-        IDirectInputDevice8_GetCapabilities(joystick->hwdata->InputDevice,
+-                                            &joystick->hwdata->Capabilities);
+-    if (FAILED(result)) {
+-        return SetDIerror("IDirectInputDevice8::GetCapabilities", result);
++    if (!has_broken_EZFRD64DLL) {
++        // Get device capabilities to see if we are force feedback capable
++        result =
++            IDirectInputDevice8_GetCapabilities(joystick->hwdata->InputDevice,
++                                                &joystick->hwdata->Capabilities);
++        if (FAILED(result)) {
++            return SetDIerror("IDirectInputDevice8::GetCapabilities", result);
++        }
+     }
+ 
+     // Force capable?