diff --git a/tasks/task_autodetect.c b/tasks/task_autodetect.c
index e3da649000..b43bf8e87e 100644
--- a/tasks/task_autodetect.c
+++ b/tasks/task_autodetect.c
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ static void input_autoconfigure_joypad_add(config_file_t *conf,
       {
          if (config_get_bool(conf, "input_swap_override", &tmp))
             input_autoconfigure_swap_override = tmp;
+         else
+            input_autoconfigure_swap_override = false;
       }
 
       if (!block_osd_spam)