diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index bca59baa..25a6b4f3 100644
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 //========================================================================
 
 #include "internal.h"
-#include "mappings.h"
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -256,24 +255,12 @@ GLFWAPI int glfwInit(void)
 
     _glfwPlatformSetTls(&_glfw.errorSlot, &_glfwMainThreadError);
 
+    _glfwInitGamepadMappings();
+
     _glfw.initialized = GLFW_TRUE;
     _glfw.timer.offset = _glfwPlatformGetTimerValue();
 
     glfwDefaultWindowHints();
-
-    {
-        int i;
-
-        for (i = 0;  _glfwDefaultMappings[i];  i++)
-        {
-            if (!glfwUpdateGamepadMappings(_glfwDefaultMappings[i]))
-            {
-                terminate();
-                return GLFW_FALSE;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     return GLFW_TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/input.c b/src/input.c
index 56f8c84d..4f4830b5 100644
--- a/src/input.c
+++ b/src/input.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 //========================================================================
 
 #include "internal.h"
+#include "mappings.h"
 
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <float.h>
@@ -412,6 +413,21 @@ void _glfwInputJoystickHat(_GLFWjoystick* js, int hat, char value)
 //////                       GLFW internal API                      //////
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+// Adds the built-in set of gamepad mappings
+//
+void _glfwInitGamepadMappings(void)
+{
+    size_t i;
+    const size_t count = sizeof(_glfwDefaultMappings) / sizeof(char*);
+    _glfw.mappings = calloc(count, sizeof(_GLFWmapping));
+
+    for (i = 0;  i < count;  i++)
+    {
+        if (parseMapping(&_glfw.mappings[_glfw.mappingCount], _glfwDefaultMappings[i]))
+            _glfw.mappingCount++;
+    }
+}
+
 // Returns an available joystick object with arrays and name allocated
 //
 _GLFWjoystick* _glfwAllocJoystick(const char* name,
diff --git a/src/internal.h b/src/internal.h
index ce9783f9..efa7e5b8 100644
--- a/src/internal.h
+++ b/src/internal.h
@@ -781,6 +781,7 @@ void _glfwAllocGammaArrays(GLFWgammaramp* ramp, unsigned int size);
 void _glfwFreeGammaArrays(GLFWgammaramp* ramp);
 void _glfwSplitBPP(int bpp, int* red, int* green, int* blue);
 
+void _glfwInitGamepadMappings(void);
 _GLFWjoystick* _glfwAllocJoystick(const char* name,
                                   const char* guid,
                                   int axisCount,
diff --git a/src/mappings.h b/src/mappings.h
index 007bf129..553fe2a2 100644
--- a/src/mappings.h
+++ b/src/mappings.h
@@ -997,7 +997,5 @@ const char* _glfwDefaultMappings[] =
 "03000000120c0000100e000011010000,ZEROPLUS P4 Gamepad,a:b1,b:b2,back:b8,dpdown:h0.4,dpleft:h0.8,dpright:h0.2,dpup:h0.1,guide:b12,leftshoulder:b4,leftstick:b10,lefttrigger:a3,leftx:a0,lefty:a1,rightshoulder:b5,rightstick:b11,righttrigger:a4,rightx:a2,righty:a5,start:b9,x:b0,y:b3,platform:Linux,",
 "03000000120c0000101e000011010000,ZEROPLUS P4 Wired Gamepad,a:b1,b:b2,back:b8,dpdown:h0.4,dpleft:h0.8,dpright:h0.2,dpup:h0.1,guide:b12,leftshoulder:b4,leftstick:b10,lefttrigger:a3,leftx:a0,lefty:a1,rightshoulder:b5,rightstick:b11,righttrigger:a4,rightx:a2,righty:a5,start:b9,x:b0,y:b3,platform:Linux,",
 #endif // GLFW_BUILD_LINUX_MAPPINGS
-
-NULL
 };
 
diff --git a/src/mappings.h.in b/src/mappings.h.in
index 3e7b2689..f2604390 100644
--- a/src/mappings.h.in
+++ b/src/mappings.h.in
@@ -78,7 +78,5 @@ const char* _glfwDefaultMappings[] =
 #if defined(GLFW_BUILD_LINUX_MAPPINGS)
 @GLFW_LINUX_MAPPINGS@
 #endif // GLFW_BUILD_LINUX_MAPPINGS
-
-NULL
 };