diff --git a/menu/menu_displaylist.c b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
index fdf1abed62..d450665203 100644
--- a/menu/menu_displaylist.c
+++ b/menu/menu_displaylist.c
@@ -5624,8 +5624,9 @@ static int menu_displaylist_parse_input_select_reserved_device_list(
                                     0, menu_index, NULL))
             {
                 /* Add checkmark if input is currently
-                 * mapped to this entry */
-                if (string_is_equal(device_label, &reserved_device_name[10]))
+                 * mapped to this entry - with or without vid:pid prefix */
+                if (string_is_equal(device_label, &reserved_device_name[10]) ||
+                    string_is_equal(device_label, reserved_device_name))
                 {
                     menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs = (menu_file_list_cbs_t*)info_list->list[menu_index].actiondata;
                     if (cbs)
diff --git a/tasks/task_autodetect.c b/tasks/task_autodetect.c
index d6797af8fd..9536a95234 100644
--- a/tasks/task_autodetect.c
+++ b/tasks/task_autodetect.c
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ static bool input_autoconfigure_scan_config_files_internal(
  *      (not even the assignment to first free player port)
  */
 static void reallocate_port_if_needed(unsigned detected_port, int vendor_id,
-      int product_id, const char *device_name)
+      int product_id, const char *device_name, const char *device_display_name)
 {
    settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
 
@@ -429,7 +429,9 @@ static void reallocate_port_if_needed(unsigned detected_port, int vendor_id,
          {
             strlcpy(settings_value_device_name, settings_value, 
                     sizeof(settings_value_device_name));
-            device_has_reserved_slot = string_is_equal(device_name, settings_value_device_name);
+            device_has_reserved_slot = 
+               string_is_equal(device_name, settings_value_device_name) || 
+               string_is_equal(device_display_name, settings_value_device_name);
          }
          else
             device_has_reserved_slot = (vendor_id == settings_value_vendor_id &&
@@ -590,7 +592,9 @@ static void cb_input_autoconfigure_connect(
       input_config_set_autoconfig_binds(port,
             autoconfig_handle->autoconfig_file);
 
-   reallocate_port_if_needed(port,autoconfig_handle->device_info.vid, autoconfig_handle->device_info.pid,autoconfig_handle->device_info.name);
+   reallocate_port_if_needed(port,autoconfig_handle->device_info.vid, autoconfig_handle->device_info.pid,
+      autoconfig_handle->device_info.name,
+      autoconfig_handle->device_info.display_name);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/tests-other/testinput_device_reservation_test2.cfg b/tests-other/testinput_device_reservation_test2.cfg
index 33a37941c1..62063f705b 100644
--- a/tests-other/testinput_device_reservation_test2.cfg
+++ b/tests-other/testinput_device_reservation_test2.cfg
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Sets up joypad driver, test input file for the joypad driver,
 # logging and autoconfig dir, and prevents saving.
 # Usage:
-#   retroarch --appendconfig tests-other/testinput_device_reservation_test.cfg\|tests-other/all_binds_empty.cfg
+#   retroarch --appendconfig tests-other/testinput_device_reservation_test2.cfg\|tests-other/all_binds_empty.cfg
 
 # Test scenario:
 # - Player 1 through 4 has preferred device C