diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 4e09fe8dc5..57e91d0c04 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -554,7 +554,8 @@ ifeq ($(HAVE_HID), 1)
                input/connect/connect_wii.o \
                input/connect/connect_nesusb.o \
                input/connect/connect_snesusb.o \
-               input/connect/connect_wiiupro.o
+               input/connect/connect_wiiupro.o \
+               input/connect/connect_wiiugca.o
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(HAVE_PARPORT), 1)
diff --git a/griffin/griffin.c b/griffin/griffin.c
index b41d832f54..0b3e9a6ffb 100644
--- a/griffin/griffin.c
+++ b/griffin/griffin.c
@@ -418,10 +418,8 @@ INPUT (HID)
 #include "../input/connect/connect_wiiupro.c"
 #include "../input/connect/connect_snesusb.c"
 #include "../input/connect/connect_nesusb.c"
-#ifdef HAVE_WIIUSB_HID
 #include "../input/connect/connect_wiiugca.c"
 #endif
-#endif
 
 /*============================================================
  KEYBOARD EVENT
diff --git a/input/connect/joypad_connection.c b/input/connect/joypad_connection.c
index bd9df9f10a..4f764751ee 100644
--- a/input/connect/joypad_connection.c
+++ b/input/connect/joypad_connection.c
@@ -84,9 +84,7 @@ int32_t pad_connection_pad_init(joypad_connection_t *joyconn,
       { "PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller",  787,   8406,   &pad_connection_ps3 },
       { "Generic SNES USB Controller", 2079,  58369,  &pad_connection_snesusb },
       { "Generic NES USB Controller",  121,   17,     &pad_connection_nesusb },
-#ifdef HAVE_WIIUSB_HID
       { "Wii U GC Controller Adapter", 1406,  823,    &pad_connection_wiiugca },
-#endif
       { 0, 0}
    };
    joypad_connection_t *s = NULL;
diff --git a/input/connect/joypad_connection.h b/input/connect/joypad_connection.h
index fc966ac033..e56e7476d8 100644
--- a/input/connect/joypad_connection.h
+++ b/input/connect/joypad_connection.h
@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@ extern pad_connection_interface_t pad_connection_ps3;
 extern pad_connection_interface_t pad_connection_ps4;
 extern pad_connection_interface_t pad_connection_snesusb;
 extern pad_connection_interface_t pad_connection_nesusb;
-#ifdef HAVE_WIIUSB_HID
 extern pad_connection_interface_t pad_connection_wiiugca;
-#endif
 
 int32_t pad_connection_pad_init(joypad_connection_t *joyconn,
    const char* name, uint16_t vid, uint16_t pid,