diff --git a/include/SDL_hints.h b/include/SDL_hints.h
index b387118be..4d445b35c 100644
--- a/include/SDL_hints.h
+++ b/include/SDL_hints.h
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ extern "C" {
  *    "0"       - HIDAPI driver is not used
  *    "1"       - HIDAPI driver is used
  *
- *  The default is the value of SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI
+ *  This driver doesn't work with the dolphinbar, so the default is SDL_FALSE for now.
  */
 #define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_WII "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_WII"
 
diff --git a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_wii.c b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_wii.c
index 3f40fcc44..3b4e79411 100644
--- a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_wii.c
+++ b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_wii.c
@@ -170,9 +170,13 @@ HIDAPI_DriverWii_UnregisterHints(SDL_HintCallback callback, void *userdata)
 static SDL_bool
 HIDAPI_DriverWii_IsEnabled(void)
 {
+#if 1 /* This doesn't work with the dolphinbar, so don't enable by default right now */
+    return SDL_GetHintBoolean(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_WII, SDL_FALSE);
+#else
     return SDL_GetHintBoolean(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_WII,
                SDL_GetHintBoolean(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI,
                    SDL_HIDAPI_DEFAULT));
+#endif
 }
 
 static SDL_bool