diff --git a/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-linux-cross.sh b/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-linux-cross.sh
index 1cf7792c5..c6fbb9e0d 100755
--- a/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-linux-cross.sh
+++ b/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-linux-cross.sh
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ LIBJPEGTURBO=3.1.0
 LIBPNG=1.6.45
 LIBWEBP=1.5.0
 LIBZIP=1.11.3
-SDL3=3.2.4
+SDL3=3.2.8
 QT=6.8.2
 ZLIBNG=2.2.4
 ZSTD=1.5.6
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ fi
 
 cat > SHASUMS <<EOF
 baf8aebd22002b762d803ba0e1e389b6b4415159334e9d34bba1a938f6de8ce6  libbacktrace-$LIBBACKTRACE.tar.gz
-2938328317301dfbe30176d79c251733aa5e7ec5c436c800b99ed4da7adcb0f0  SDL3-$SDL3.tar.gz
+13388fabb361de768ecdf2b65e52bb27d1054cae6ccb6942ba926e378e00db03  SDL3-$SDL3.tar.gz
 b60832071919220d2fe692151fb420fa9ea489aa4c7a2eb0e01c830cbe469858  cpuinfo-$CPUINFO.tar.gz
 3eea5ccce6670c126282f1ba4d32c19d486db49a1a5cbfb8d6f48774784d310c  discord-rpc-$DISCORD_RPC.tar.gz
 3998b024b0d442614a9ee270e76e018bb37a17b8c6941212171731123cbbcac7  lunasvg-$LUNASVG.tar.gz
@@ -390,7 +390,6 @@ echo "Building SDL..."
 rm -fr "SDL3-$SDL3"
 tar xf "SDL3-$SDL3.tar.gz"
 cd "SDL3-$SDL3"
-patch -p1 < "$SCRIPTDIR/sdl3-joystick-crash.patch"
 cmake -B build "${CMAKE_COMMON[@]}" -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DSDL_SHARED=ON -DSDL_STATIC=OFF -DSDL_TESTS=OFF -G Ninja
 cmake --build build --parallel
 ninja -C build install
diff --git a/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-linux.sh b/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-linux.sh
index f6a4fd056..c7a620500 100755
--- a/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-linux.sh
+++ b/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-linux.sh
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ LIBJPEGTURBO=3.1.0
 LIBPNG=1.6.45
 LIBWEBP=1.5.0
 LIBZIP=1.11.3
-SDL3=3.2.4
+SDL3=3.2.8
 QT=6.8.2
 ZLIBNG=2.2.4
 ZSTD=1.5.6
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ fi
 
 cat > SHASUMS <<EOF
 baf8aebd22002b762d803ba0e1e389b6b4415159334e9d34bba1a938f6de8ce6  libbacktrace-$LIBBACKTRACE.tar.gz
-2938328317301dfbe30176d79c251733aa5e7ec5c436c800b99ed4da7adcb0f0  SDL3-$SDL3.tar.gz
+13388fabb361de768ecdf2b65e52bb27d1054cae6ccb6942ba926e378e00db03  SDL3-$SDL3.tar.gz
 b60832071919220d2fe692151fb420fa9ea489aa4c7a2eb0e01c830cbe469858  cpuinfo-$CPUINFO.tar.gz
 3eea5ccce6670c126282f1ba4d32c19d486db49a1a5cbfb8d6f48774784d310c  discord-rpc-$DISCORD_RPC.tar.gz
 3998b024b0d442614a9ee270e76e018bb37a17b8c6941212171731123cbbcac7  lunasvg-$LUNASVG.tar.gz
@@ -324,7 +324,6 @@ echo "Building SDL..."
 rm -fr "SDL3-$SDL3"
 tar xf "SDL3-$SDL3.tar.gz"
 cd "SDL3-$SDL3"
-patch -p1 < "$SCRIPTDIR/sdl3-joystick-crash.patch"
 cmake -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$INSTALLDIR" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$INSTALLDIR" -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DSDL_SHARED=ON -DSDL_STATIC=OFF -DSDL_TESTS=OFF -G Ninja
 cmake --build build --parallel
 ninja -C build install
diff --git a/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-mac.sh b/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-mac.sh
index 1d8fb130e..a5b5d2286 100755
--- a/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-mac.sh
+++ b/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-mac.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ fi
 
 FREETYPE=2.13.3
 HARFBUZZ=10.2.0
-SDL3=3.2.4
+SDL3=3.2.8
 ZSTD=1.5.6
 LIBPNG=1.6.45
 LIBJPEGTURBO=3.1.0
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ cat > SHASUMS <<EOF
 9564c72b1dfd1d6fe6274c5f95a8d989b59854575d4bbee44ade7bc17aa9bc93  libjpeg-turbo-$LIBJPEGTURBO.tar.gz
 7d6fab70cf844bf6769077bd5d7a74893f8ffd4dfb42861745750c63c2a5c92c  libwebp-$LIBWEBP.tar.gz
 9509d878ba788271c8b5abca9cfde1720f075335686237b7e9a9e7210fe67c1b  libzip-$LIBZIP.tar.xz
-2938328317301dfbe30176d79c251733aa5e7ec5c436c800b99ed4da7adcb0f0  SDL3-$SDL3.tar.gz
+13388fabb361de768ecdf2b65e52bb27d1054cae6ccb6942ba926e378e00db03  SDL3-$SDL3.tar.gz
 8c29e06cf42aacc1eafc4077ae2ec6c6fcb96a626157e0593d5e82a34fd403c1  zstd-$ZSTD.tar.gz
 40973d44970dbc83ef302b0609f2e74982be2d85916dd2ee7472d30678a7abe6  ffmpeg-$FFMPEG.tar.xz
 f415a09385030c6510a936155ce211f617c31506db5fbc563e804345f1ecf56e  v$MOLTENVK.tar.gz
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ echo "Installing SDL..."
 rm -fr "SDL3-$SDL3"
 tar xf "SDL3-$SDL3.tar.gz"
 cd "SDL3-$SDL3"
-patch -p1 < "$SCRIPTDIR/sdl3-joystick-crash.patch"
 cmake -B build "${CMAKE_COMMON[@]}" "$CMAKE_ARCH_UNIVERSAL" -DSDL_SHARED=ON -DSDL_STATIC=OFF -DSDL_TESTS=OFF -DSDL_X11=OFF -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON
 make -C build "-j$NPROCS"
 make -C build install
diff --git a/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-windows-arm64.bat b/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-windows-arm64.bat
index c3e455991..95e6f3a8b 100644
--- a/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-windows-arm64.bat
+++ b/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-windows-arm64.bat
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ set LIBJPEGTURBO=3.1.0
 set LIBPNG=1645
 set QT=6.8.2
 set QTMINOR=6.8
-set SDL3=3.2.4
+set SDL3=3.2.8
 set WEBP=1.5.0
 set LIBZIP=1.11.3
 set ZLIBNG=2.2.4
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ call :downloadfile "freetype-%FREETYPE%.tar.gz" "https://download.savannah.gnu.o
 call :downloadfile "harfbuzz-%HARFBUZZ%.zip" "https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/archive/refs/tags/%HARFBUZZ%.zip" 180cec309e817ec50953cd4d4208025c1931203231cf455418b0dd4021091951 || goto error
 call :downloadfile "lpng%LIBPNG%.zip" "https://download.sourceforge.net/libpng/lpng%LIBPNG%.zip" a66c4b1350b67776e90263e2550933067cd9ccbd318db489f84dcc0d2b033249 || goto error
 call :downloadfile "libjpeg-turbo-%LIBJPEGTURBO%.tar.gz" "https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/releases/download/%LIBJPEGTURBO%/libjpeg-turbo-%LIBJPEGTURBO%.tar.gz" 9564c72b1dfd1d6fe6274c5f95a8d989b59854575d4bbee44ade7bc17aa9bc93 || goto error
-call :downloadfile "SDL3-%SDL3%.zip" "https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/releases/download/release-%SDL3%/SDL3-%SDL3%.zip" 369c242d44ba0647873a8981cb071ee82c51d45f91f449bee97171bfad98422b || goto error
+call :downloadfile "SDL3-%SDL3%.zip" "https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/releases/download/release-%SDL3%/SDL3-%SDL3%.zip" 7f8ff5c8246db4145301bc122601a5f8cef25ee2c326eddb3e88668849c61ddf || goto error
 call :downloadfile "qtbase-everywhere-src-%QT%.zip" "https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/%QTMINOR%/%QT%/submodules/qtbase-everywhere-src-%QT%.zip" 44087aec0caa4aa81437e787917d29d97536484a682a5d51ec035878e57c0b5c || goto error
 call :downloadfile "qtimageformats-everywhere-src-%QT%.zip" "https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/%QTMINOR%/%QT%/submodules/qtimageformats-everywhere-src-%QT%.zip" 83c72b5dfad04854acf61d592e3f9cdc2ed894779aab8d0470d966715266caaf || goto error
 call :downloadfile "qtsvg-everywhere-src-%QT%.zip" "https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/%QTMINOR%/%QT%/submodules/qtsvg-everywhere-src-%QT%.zip" 144d55e4d199793a76c53f19872633a79aec0314039f6f99b6a10b5be7a78fbf || goto error
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ echo Building SDL...
 rmdir /S /Q "SDL3-%SDL3%"
 %SEVENZIP% x "SDL3-%SDL3%.zip" || goto error
 cd "SDL3-%SDL3%" || goto error
-%PATCH% -p1 < "%SCRIPTDIR%\sdl3-joystick-crash.patch" || goto error
 cmake -B build %ARM64TOOLCHAIN% -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release %FORCEPDB% -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="%INSTALLDIR%" -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DSDL_SHARED=ON -DSDL_STATIC=OFF -DSDL_TESTS=OFF -G Ninja || goto error
 cmake --build build --parallel || goto error
 ninja -C build install || goto error
diff --git a/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-windows-x64.bat b/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-windows-x64.bat
index 8726465c2..12b2469df 100644
--- a/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-windows-x64.bat
+++ b/scripts/deps/build-dependencies-windows-x64.bat
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ set LIBJPEGTURBO=3.1.0
 set LIBPNG=1645
 set QT=6.8.2
 set QTMINOR=6.8
-set SDL3=3.2.4
+set SDL3=3.2.8
 set WEBP=1.5.0
 set LIBZIP=1.11.3
 set ZLIBNG=2.2.4
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ call :downloadfile "freetype-%FREETYPE%.tar.gz" "https://download.savannah.gnu.o
 call :downloadfile "harfbuzz-%HARFBUZZ%.zip" "https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/archive/refs/tags/%HARFBUZZ%.zip" 180cec309e817ec50953cd4d4208025c1931203231cf455418b0dd4021091951 || goto error
 call :downloadfile "lpng%LIBPNG%.zip" "https://download.sourceforge.net/libpng/lpng%LIBPNG%.zip" a66c4b1350b67776e90263e2550933067cd9ccbd318db489f84dcc0d2b033249 || goto error
 call :downloadfile "libjpeg-turbo-%LIBJPEGTURBO%.tar.gz" "https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/releases/download/%LIBJPEGTURBO%/libjpeg-turbo-%LIBJPEGTURBO%.tar.gz" 9564c72b1dfd1d6fe6274c5f95a8d989b59854575d4bbee44ade7bc17aa9bc93 || goto error
-call :downloadfile "SDL3-%SDL3%.zip" "https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/releases/download/release-%SDL3%/SDL3-%SDL3%.zip" 369c242d44ba0647873a8981cb071ee82c51d45f91f449bee97171bfad98422b || goto error
+call :downloadfile "SDL3-%SDL3%.zip" "https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/releases/download/release-%SDL3%/SDL3-%SDL3%.zip" 7f8ff5c8246db4145301bc122601a5f8cef25ee2c326eddb3e88668849c61ddf || goto error
 call :downloadfile "qtbase-everywhere-src-%QT%.zip" "https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/%QTMINOR%/%QT%/submodules/qtbase-everywhere-src-%QT%.zip" 44087aec0caa4aa81437e787917d29d97536484a682a5d51ec035878e57c0b5c || goto error
 call :downloadfile "qtimageformats-everywhere-src-%QT%.zip" "https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/%QTMINOR%/%QT%/submodules/qtimageformats-everywhere-src-%QT%.zip" 83c72b5dfad04854acf61d592e3f9cdc2ed894779aab8d0470d966715266caaf || goto error
 call :downloadfile "qtsvg-everywhere-src-%QT%.zip" "https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/%QTMINOR%/%QT%/submodules/qtsvg-everywhere-src-%QT%.zip" 144d55e4d199793a76c53f19872633a79aec0314039f6f99b6a10b5be7a78fbf || goto error
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ echo Building SDL...
 rmdir /S /Q "SDL3-%SDL3%"
 %SEVENZIP% x "SDL3-%SDL3%.zip" || goto error
 cd "SDL3-%SDL3%" || goto error
-%PATCH% -p1 < "%SCRIPTDIR%\sdl3-joystick-crash.patch" || goto error
 cmake -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release %FORCEPDB% -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="%INSTALLDIR%" -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DSDL_SHARED=ON -DSDL_STATIC=OFF -DSDL_TESTS=OFF -G Ninja || goto error
 cmake --build build --parallel || goto error
 ninja -C build install || goto error
diff --git a/scripts/deps/sdl3-joystick-crash.patch b/scripts/deps/sdl3-joystick-crash.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 2cb329b03..000000000
--- a/scripts/deps/sdl3-joystick-crash.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-From d90c0e7fefbbf9aa7061884dba02d8c809a30a10 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Stenzek <stenzek@gmail.com>
-Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 22:52:50 +1000
-Subject: [PATCH] joystick: Fix PS5 player LED hint change callback name
-
-The LED hint was getting registered for SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_ENHANCED_REPORTS
-instead of SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS5_PLAYER_LED, which results in a
-use-after-free followed by a crash.
----
- src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_ps5.c | 2 +-
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_ps5.c b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_ps5.c
-index 94b720d42..abf59a87f 100644
---- a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_ps5.c
-+++ b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_ps5.c
-@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ static bool HIDAPI_DriverPS5_OpenJoystick(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *device, SDL_Joystic
- 
-     SDL_AddHintCallback(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_ENHANCED_REPORTS,
-                         SDL_PS5EnhancedReportsChanged, ctx);
--    SDL_AddHintCallback(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_ENHANCED_REPORTS,
-+    SDL_AddHintCallback(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS5_PLAYER_LED,
-                         SDL_PS5PlayerLEDHintChanged, ctx);
- 
-     return true;
--- 
-2.48.1
-
diff --git a/scripts/packaging/flatpak/modules/30-sdl3.yaml b/scripts/packaging/flatpak/modules/30-sdl3.yaml
index d6088e150..e46c6e555 100644
--- a/scripts/packaging/flatpak/modules/30-sdl3.yaml
+++ b/scripts/packaging/flatpak/modules/30-sdl3.yaml
@@ -15,10 +15,8 @@ build-options:
   no-debuginfo: true
 sources:
   - type: archive
-    url: "https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/releases/download/release-3.2.4/SDL3-3.2.4.tar.gz"
-    sha256: "2938328317301dfbe30176d79c251733aa5e7ec5c436c800b99ed4da7adcb0f0"
-  - type: patch
-    path: "../../../deps/sdl3-joystick-crash.patch"
+    url: "https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/releases/download/release-3.2.8/SDL3-3.2.8.tar.gz"
+    sha256: "13388fabb361de768ecdf2b65e52bb27d1054cae6ccb6942ba926e378e00db03"
 cleanup:
   - /bin
   - /include