diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 03294af1..4cd11942 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     std::fs::create_dir_all(dirs.cache_dir)?;
     std::fs::create_dir_all(dirs.data_dir.join("saves"))?;
     std::fs::create_dir_all(dirs.data_dir.join("states"))?;
+
+    ui::sdl_hints();
+
     let args = Args::parse();
     if let Some(game) = args.game {
         let file_path = std::path::Path::new(&game);
diff --git a/src/ui.rs b/src/ui.rs
index 6df498e7..4d8992a2 100644
--- a/src/ui.rs
+++ b/src/ui.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,16 @@ pub struct Ui {
     pub usb: Usb,
 }
 
+pub fn sdl_hints() {
+    unsafe {
+        let hint = std::ffi::CString::new("1").unwrap();
+        sdl3_sys::everything::SDL_SetHint(
+            sdl3_sys::everything::SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_ALLOW_BACKGROUND_EVENTS,
+            hint.as_ptr(),
+        );
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn sdl_init(flag: sdl3_sys::init::SDL_InitFlags) {
     unsafe {
         if sdl3_sys::init::SDL_WasInit(flag) == 0 && !sdl3_sys::init::SDL_InitSubSystem(flag) {
diff --git a/src/ui/video.rs b/src/ui/video.rs
index 0769deda..e5838abb 100644
--- a/src/ui/video.rs
+++ b/src/ui/video.rs
@@ -97,11 +97,6 @@ pub fn init(device: &mut device::Device) {
     }
     unsafe {
         sdl3_sys::everything::SDL_HideCursor();
-        let hint = std::ffi::CString::new("1").unwrap();
-        sdl3_sys::everything::SDL_SetHint(
-            sdl3_sys::everything::SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_ALLOW_BACKGROUND_EVENTS,
-            hint.as_ptr(),
-        );
     }
 
     let gfx_info = build_gfx_info(device);