diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/controls/VirtualPadAnalogStick.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/controls/VirtualPadAnalogStick.cs
index c4a50acad4..6dc252a411 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/controls/VirtualPadAnalogStick.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/controls/VirtualPadAnalogStick.cs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			}
 		}
 
-		public string SecondaryName { get; set; }
+		public string? SecondaryName { get; set; }
 
 		private void VirtualPadAnalogStick_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{