diff --git a/src/joystick/SDL_joystick.c b/src/joystick/SDL_joystick.c
index 8fd470bd8..4d2c17419 100644
--- a/src/joystick/SDL_joystick.c
+++ b/src/joystick/SDL_joystick.c
@@ -391,8 +391,8 @@ SDL_JoystickClose(SDL_Joystick * joystick)
     /* Remove joystick from list */
     for (i = 0; SDL_joysticks[i]; ++i) {
         if (joystick == SDL_joysticks[i]) {
-            SDL_memcpy(&SDL_joysticks[i], &SDL_joysticks[i + 1],
-                       (SDL_numjoysticks - i) * sizeof(joystick));
+            SDL_memmove(&SDL_joysticks[i], &SDL_joysticks[i + 1],
+                        (SDL_numjoysticks - i) * sizeof(joystick));
             break;
         }
     }