diff --git a/settings.c b/settings.c
index f053c268c1..055c570ed0 100644
--- a/settings.c
+++ b/settings.c
@@ -1048,6 +1048,7 @@ bool config_save_file(const char *path)
 
    config_set_string(conf, "game_history_path", g_settings.game_history_path);
    config_set_int(conf, "game_history_size", g_settings.game_history_size);
+   config_set_string(conf, "joypad_autoconfig_dir", g_settings.input.autoconfig_dir);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
    config_set_string(conf, "overlay_directory", *g_extern.overlay_dir ? g_extern.overlay_dir : "default");