diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/IOhidapi.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/IOhidapi.cpp
index f10b2442fc..7a70b09409 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/IOhidapi.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/IOhidapi.cpp
@@ -3,16 +3,61 @@
 
 #include "Core/HW/WiimoteReal/IOhidapi.h"
 
-#include <algorithm>
+#if defined(__linux__)
+#include <filesystem>
+#endif
 
 #include "Common/Assert.h"
 #include "Common/Logging/Log.h"
 #include "Common/StringUtil.h"
-#include "Core/HW/WiimoteCommon/WiimoteHid.h"
 
 using namespace WiimoteCommon;
 using namespace WiimoteReal;
 
+#if defined(__linux__)
+// Here we check the currently attached Linux driver just for logging purposes.
+// Maybe in the future we'll be able to bind the desired HID driver somehow.
+static void LogLinuxDriverName(const char* device_path)
+{
+  namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
+  const auto sys_device = "/sys/class/hidraw" / fs::path(device_path).filename() / "device";
+
+  // "driver" is a symlink to a path that contains the driver name.
+  //  usually /sys/bus/hid/drivers/hid-generic (what we want)
+  //  or this /sys/bus/hid/drivers/wiimote (what we don't want)
+  std::error_code err;
+  const auto sys_driver = fs::canonical(sys_device / "driver", err);
+
+  if (err)
+  {
+    WARN_LOG_FMT(WIIMOTE, "Could not determine current driver of {}. error: {}", device_path,
+                 err.message());
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const auto driver_name = sys_driver.filename();
+  if (driver_name == "wiimote")
+  {
+    // If Linux's 'wiimote' driver is attached, we will be forever fighting with it.
+    // It's not going to work very well.
+
+    // One could write fs::canonical(sys_device).filename() to (sys_driver / "unbind")
+    // And then also write it to "/sys/bus/hid/drivers/hid-generic/bind"
+    // This should create a new hidraw device with the 'hid-generic' driver.
+
+    // But that requires elevated permissions.. Linux is annoying.
+
+    ERROR_LOG_FMT(WIIMOTE, "Wii remote at {} has the Linux 'wiimote' driver attached.",
+                  device_path);
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    DEBUG_LOG_FMT(WIIMOTE, "Wii remote at {} has driver: {}", device_path, driver_name.string());
+  }
+}
+#endif
+
 static bool IsDeviceUsable(const std::string& device_path)
 {
   hid_device* handle = hid_open_path(device_path.c_str());
@@ -27,7 +72,7 @@ static bool IsDeviceUsable(const std::string& device_path)
   // Some third-party adapters (DolphinBar) always expose all four Wii Remotes as HIDs
   // even when they are not connected, which causes an endless error loop when we try to use them.
   // Try to write a report to the device to see if this Wii Remote is really usable.
-  static const u8 report[] = {WR_SET_REPORT | BT_OUTPUT, u8(OutputReportID::RequestStatus), 0};
+  static const u8 report[] = {u8(OutputReportID::RequestStatus), 0};
   const int result = hid_write(handle, report, sizeof(report));
   // The DolphinBar uses EPIPE to signal the absence of a Wii Remote connected to this HID.
   if (result == -1 && errno != EPIPE)
@@ -65,16 +110,19 @@ bool WiimoteScannerHidapi::IsReady() const
 
 void WiimoteScannerHidapi::FindWiimotes(std::vector<Wiimote*>& wiimotes, Wiimote*& board)
 {
-  hid_device_info* list = hid_enumerate(0x0, 0x0);
-  for (hid_device_info* device = list; device; device = device->next)
+  hid_device_info* list = hid_enumerate(0x0, 0x0);  // FYI: 0 for all VID/PID.
+  for (hid_device_info* device = list; device != nullptr; device = device->next)
   {
     const std::string name = device->product_string ? WStringToUTF8(device->product_string) : "";
     const bool is_wiimote =
-        IsValidDeviceName(name) || (device->vendor_id == 0x057e &&
-                                    (device->product_id == 0x0306 || device->product_id == 0x0330));
+        IsValidDeviceName(name) || IsKnownDeviceId({device->vendor_id, device->product_id});
     if (!is_wiimote || !IsNewWiimote(device->path) || !IsDeviceUsable(device->path))
       continue;
 
+#if defined(__linux__)
+    LogLinuxDriverName(device->path);
+#endif
+
     auto* wiimote = new WiimoteHidapi(device->path);
     const bool is_balance_board = IsBalanceBoardName(name) || wiimote->IsBalanceBoard();
     if (is_balance_board)
@@ -90,7 +138,7 @@ void WiimoteScannerHidapi::FindWiimotes(std::vector<Wiimote*>& wiimotes, Wiimote
   hid_free_enumeration(list);
 }
 
-WiimoteHidapi::WiimoteHidapi(const std::string& device_path) : m_device_path(device_path)
+WiimoteHidapi::WiimoteHidapi(std::string device_path) : m_device_path(std::move(device_path))
 {
 }
 
@@ -146,6 +194,7 @@ int WiimoteHidapi::IORead(u8* buf)
 
 int WiimoteHidapi::IOWrite(const u8* buf, size_t len)
 {
+  assert(len > 0);
   DEBUG_ASSERT(buf[0] == (WR_SET_REPORT | BT_OUTPUT));
   int result = hid_write(m_handle, buf + 1, len - 1);
   if (result == -1)
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/IOhidapi.h b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/IOhidapi.h
index 9a6f6f09cf..f4340e3bc2 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/IOhidapi.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/IOhidapi.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace WiimoteReal
 class WiimoteHidapi final : public Wiimote
 {
 public:
-  explicit WiimoteHidapi(const std::string& device_path);
+  explicit WiimoteHidapi(std::string device_path);
   ~WiimoteHidapi() override;
   std::string GetId() const override { return m_device_path; }
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ protected:
   int IOWrite(const u8* buf, size_t len) override;
 
 private:
-  std::string m_device_path;
+  const std::string m_device_path;
   hid_device* m_handle = nullptr;
 };
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.cpp
index 10f1cc12ef..03341941b5 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.cpp
@@ -983,6 +983,11 @@ bool IsNewWiimote(const std::string& identifier)
   return !s_known_ids.contains(identifier);
 }
 
+bool IsKnownDeviceId(const USBUtils::DeviceInfo& device_info)
+{
+  return device_info.vid == 0x057e && (device_info.pid == 0x0306 || device_info.pid == 0x0330);
+}
+
 void HandleWiimoteSourceChange(unsigned int index)
 {
   std::lock_guard wm_lk(g_wiimotes_mutex);
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.h b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.h
index 091532cea9..04c1e0246f 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "Core/HW/WiimoteCommon/WiimoteConstants.h"
 #include "Core/HW/WiimoteCommon/WiimoteHid.h"
 #include "Core/HW/WiimoteCommon/WiimoteReport.h"
+#include "Core/USBUtils.h"
 
 class PointerWrap;
 
@@ -228,6 +229,8 @@ bool IsValidDeviceName(const std::string& name);
 bool IsBalanceBoardName(const std::string& name);
 bool IsNewWiimote(const std::string& identifier);
 
+bool IsKnownDeviceId(const USBUtils::DeviceInfo&);
+
 void HandleWiimoteSourceChange(unsigned int wiimote_number);
 
 #ifdef ANDROID