diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/schema/PceSchema.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/schema/PceSchema.cs
index bb2055c47d..583a14f47d 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/schema/PceSchema.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/schema/PceSchema.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 	{
 		public IEnumerable<PadSchema> GetPadSchemas(IEmulator core)
 		{
+			if (!(core is PCEngine))
+			{
+				return Enumerable.Empty<PadSchema>();
+			}
+
 			var ss = ((PCEngine)core).GetSyncSettings();
 
 			var padSchemas = new[]