diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 8990771f76..dd45a2a332 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@ ifeq ($(HAVE_UDEV), 1)
    DEFINES += $(UDEV_CFLAGS)
    LIBS += $(UDEV_LIBS)
    OBJ += input/drivers/udev_input.o \
+			 input/common/udev_common.o \
 			 input/drivers_keyboard/keyboard_event_udev.o \
           input/drivers_joypad/udev_joypad.o
 endif
diff --git a/griffin/griffin.c b/griffin/griffin.c
index d1b7c8d33e..baa902c4f4 100644
--- a/griffin/griffin.c
+++ b/griffin/griffin.c
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ INPUT
 
 #ifdef HAVE_UDEV
 #include "../input/drivers/udev_input.c"
+#include "../input/common/udev_common.c"
 #include "../input/drivers_keyboard/keyboard_event_udev.c"
 #include "../input/drivers_joypad/udev_joypad.c"
 #endif
diff --git a/input/common/udev_common.c b/input/common/udev_common.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de8bfc3882
--- /dev/null
+++ b/input/common/udev_common.c
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "udev_common.h"
+
+struct udev_monitor *g_udev_mon;
+struct udev *g_udev;
+
+bool udev_mon_new(void)
+{
+   g_udev = udev_new();
+   if (!g_udev)
+      return false;
+
+   g_udev_mon = udev_monitor_new_from_netlink(g_udev, "udev");
+   if (g_udev_mon)
+   {
+      udev_monitor_filter_add_match_subsystem_devtype(g_udev_mon, "input", NULL);
+      udev_monitor_enable_receiving(g_udev_mon);
+   }
+
+   return true;
+}
+
+void udev_mon_free(void)
+{
+   if (g_udev_mon)
+      udev_monitor_unref(g_udev_mon);
+   g_udev_mon = NULL;
+   if (g_udev)
+      udev_unref(g_udev);
+   g_udev = NULL;
+}
diff --git a/input/common/udev_common.h b/input/common/udev_common.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed641ff1b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/input/common/udev_common.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*  RetroArch - A frontend for libretro.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2011-2015 - Daniel De Matteis
+ * 
+ *  RetroArch is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ *  of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Found-
+ *  ation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  RetroArch is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+ *  without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ *  PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with RetroArch.
+ *  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _UDEV_COMMON_H
+#define _UDEV_COMMON_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <libudev.h>
+
+#include <boolean.h>
+
+extern struct udev_monitor *g_udev_mon;
+extern struct udev *g_udev;
+
+bool udev_mon_new(void);
+
+void udev_mon_free(void);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/input/drivers_joypad/udev_joypad.c b/input/drivers_joypad/udev_joypad.c
index 5d6b50ca39..c11a10aed7 100644
--- a/input/drivers_joypad/udev_joypad.c
+++ b/input/drivers_joypad/udev_joypad.c
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/poll.h>
-#include <libudev.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/input.h>
 
 #include <retro_inline.h>
 
 #include "../input_autodetect.h"
+#include "../common/udev_common.h"
 #include "../../general.h"
 #include "../../verbosity.h"
 
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ struct udev_joypad
    int32_t pid;
 };
 
-static struct udev *g_udev;
-static struct udev_monitor *g_udev_mon;
 static struct udev_joypad udev_pads[MAX_USERS];
 
 static INLINE int16_t udev_compute_axis(const struct input_absinfo *info, int value)
@@ -405,12 +403,7 @@ static void udev_joypad_destroy(void)
    for (i = 0; i < MAX_USERS; i++)
       udev_free_pad(i);
 
-   if (g_udev_mon)
-      udev_monitor_unref(g_udev_mon);
-   g_udev_mon = NULL;
-   if (g_udev)
-      udev_unref(g_udev);
-   g_udev = NULL;
+   udev_mon_free();
 }
 
 static void udev_joypad_handle_hotplug(void)
@@ -536,16 +529,8 @@ static bool udev_joypad_init(void *data)
    for (i = 0; i < MAX_USERS; i++)
       udev_pads[i].fd = -1;
 
-   g_udev = udev_new();
-   if (!g_udev)
-      return false;
-
-   g_udev_mon = udev_monitor_new_from_netlink(g_udev, "udev");
-   if (g_udev_mon)
-   {
-      udev_monitor_filter_add_match_subsystem_devtype(g_udev_mon, "input", NULL);
-      udev_monitor_enable_receiving(g_udev_mon);
-   }
+   if (!udev_mon_new())
+      goto error;
 
    enumerate = udev_enumerate_new(g_udev);
    if (!enumerate)