diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 0f0327f68..d15921656 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ Bugfixes:
  - Qt: Fix window icon being stretched
  - Qt: Fix initial window size (fixes mgba.io/i/766)
  - Qt: Fix data directory path
+ - Qt: Fix controls not saving on non-SDL builds
 Misc:
  - Qt: Add language selector
  - GBA Timer: Improve accuracy of timers
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/InputController.cpp b/src/platform/qt/InputController.cpp
index 8a643854f..4731d81eb 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/InputController.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/InputController.cpp
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ void InputController::saveConfiguration() {
 	if (m_playerAttached) {
 		mSDLPlayerSaveConfig(&m_sdlPlayer, m_config->input());
 	}
-	m_config->write();
 #endif
+	m_config->write();
 }
 
 void InputController::saveConfiguration(uint32_t type) {