diff --git a/src/joystick/SDL_gamepad.c b/src/joystick/SDL_gamepad.c
index 010c40be47..41472f1988 100644
--- a/src/joystick/SDL_gamepad.c
+++ b/src/joystick/SDL_gamepad.c
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ static GamepadMapping_t *SDL_PrivateMatchGamepadMappingForGUID(SDL_GUID guid, bo
                 // An exact match, including CRC
                 return mapping;
             } else if (crc && exact_match_crc) {
-                return NULL;
+                continue;
             }
 
             if (!best_match) {