diff --git a/input/drivers_joypad/linuxraw_joypad.c b/input/drivers_joypad/linuxraw_joypad.c
index 846357b107..980f7cfe68 100644
--- a/input/drivers_joypad/linuxraw_joypad.c
+++ b/input/drivers_joypad/linuxraw_joypad.c
@@ -194,10 +194,8 @@ retry:
                else if (event->mask & (IN_CREATE | IN_ATTRIB))
                {
                   char path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
-
-                  path[0] = '\0';
-
-                  snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "/dev/input/%s", event->name);
+                  strlcpy(path, "/dev/input/", sizeof(path));
+                  strlcat(path, event->name,   sizeof(path));
 
                   if (     !string_is_empty(linuxraw_pads[idx].ident)
                         && linuxraw_joypad_init_pad(path, &linuxraw_pads[idx]))
@@ -219,33 +217,27 @@ retry:
 
 static void *linuxraw_joypad_init(void *data)
 {
-   unsigned i;
-   int fd = epoll_create(32);
+   size_t i, _len;
+   char path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+   int fd      = epoll_create(32);
 
    if (fd < 0)
       return NULL;
 
    linuxraw_epoll = fd;
+   _len           = strlcpy(path, "/dev/input/js", sizeof(path));
 
    for (i = 0; i < MAX_USERS; i++)
    {
-      char path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
       struct linuxraw_joypad *pad = (struct linuxraw_joypad*)&linuxraw_pads[i];
 
-      path[0]                     = '\0';
-
       pad->fd                     = -1;
       pad->ident                  = input_config_get_device_name_ptr(i);
 
-      snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "/dev/input/js%u", i);
+      snprintf(path + _len, sizeof(path) - _len, "%u", i);
 
-      input_autoconfigure_connect(
-            pad->ident,
-            NULL,
-            "linuxraw",
-            i,
-            0,
-            0);
+      input_autoconfigure_connect(pad->ident, NULL, "linuxraw",
+            i, 0, 0);
 
       if (linuxraw_joypad_init_pad(path, pad))
          linuxraw_poll_pad(pad);
diff --git a/input/drivers_joypad/parport_joypad.c b/input/drivers_joypad/parport_joypad.c
index cd9abae42c..38826a4dae 100644
--- a/input/drivers_joypad/parport_joypad.c
+++ b/input/drivers_joypad/parport_joypad.c
@@ -230,23 +230,26 @@ static void parport_free_pad(struct parport_joypad *pad)
 
 static void *parport_joypad_init(void *data)
 {
-   unsigned i, j;
+   size_t i;
+   unsigned j;
+   char path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
    bool found_enabled_button             = false;
    bool found_disabled_button            = false;
    char buf[PARPORT_NUM_BUTTONS * 3 + 1] = {0};
    char pin[3 + 1]                       = {0};
+   size_t _len                           = 
+      strlcpy(path, "/dev/parport", sizeof(path));
 
    memset(buf, 0, PARPORT_NUM_BUTTONS * 3 + 1);
 
    for (i = 0; i < MAX_USERS; i++)
    {
-      char path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
       struct parport_joypad *pad = &parport_pads[i];
 
       pad->fd    = -1;
       pad->ident = input_config_get_device_name_ptr(i);
 
-      snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "/dev/parport%u", i);
+      snprintf(path + _len, sizeof(path) - _len, "%u", i);
 
       if (parport_joypad_init_pad(path, pad))
       {