diff --git a/src/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c b/src/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c
index a06170726..e8d4b6150 100644
--- a/src/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c
+++ b/src/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c
@@ -659,6 +659,9 @@ ConfigJoystick(SDL_Joystick * joystick, int fd)
     unsigned long relbit[NBITS(REL_MAX)] = { 0 };
     unsigned long ffbit[NBITS(FF_MAX)] = { 0 };
 
+    SDL_JoystickGUID guid = SDL_JoystickGetGUID(joystick);
+    char pandoryGUID[1024];
+
     /* See if this device uses the new unified event API */
     if ((ioctl(fd, EVIOCGBIT(EV_KEY, sizeof(keybit)), keybit) >= 0) &&
         (ioctl(fd, EVIOCGBIT(EV_ABS, sizeof(absbit)), absbit) >= 0) &&
@@ -683,6 +686,7 @@ ConfigJoystick(SDL_Joystick * joystick, int fd)
                 ++joystick->nbuttons;
             }
         }
+
         for (i = 0; i < ABS_MISC; ++i) {
             /* Skip hats */
             if (i == ABS_HAT0X) {
@@ -695,6 +699,18 @@ ConfigJoystick(SDL_Joystick * joystick, int fd)
                 if (ioctl(fd, EVIOCGABS(i), &absinfo) < 0) {
                     continue;
                 }
+
+                // Pandory500 retrogames-udev-bug skip more than two axes
+                SDL_JoystickGetGUIDString(joystick->hwdata->guid, pandoryGUID, sizeof(pandoryGUID));
+                if (  strcmp(pandoryGUID, "03000000591c00002600000010010000") == 0   // 'Retro Games LTD THEGamepad'
+                   || strcmp(pandoryGUID, "03000000591c00002300000010010000") == 0   // ' THEC64 Joystick     THEC64 Joystick   '
+                        ) {
+                    if (i > 1) {
+                        printf("Pandory: retrogames-udev-bug - skipping absolute axis: 0x%.2x\n", i);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                }
+
 #ifdef DEBUG_INPUT_EVENTS
                 printf("Joystick has absolute axis: 0x%.2x\n", i);
                 printf("Values = { %d, %d, %d, %d, %d }\n",