diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Io/PadHandler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Io/PadHandler.cpp
index 385655e760..5d8685afcc 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Io/PadHandler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Io/PadHandler.cpp
@@ -328,7 +328,11 @@ void PadHandlerBase::get_next_button_press(const std::string& pad_id, const pad_
 
 	const auto status = update_connection(device);
 	if (status == connection::disconnected)
-		return fail_callback(pad_id);
+	{
+		if (fail_callback)
+			fail_callback(pad_id);
+		return;
+	}
 	else if (status == connection::no_data)
 		return;
 
@@ -373,10 +377,13 @@ void PadHandlerBase::get_next_button_press(const std::string& pad_id, const pad_
 	const auto preview_values = get_preview_values(data);
 	const auto battery_level = get_battery_level(pad_id);
 
-	if (pressed_button.first > 0)
-		return callback(pressed_button.first, pressed_button.second, pad_id, battery_level, preview_values);
-	else
-		return callback(0, "", pad_id, battery_level, preview_values);
+	if (callback)
+	{
+		if (pressed_button.first > 0)
+			return callback(pressed_button.first, pressed_button.second, pad_id, battery_level, preview_values);
+		else
+			return callback(0, "", pad_id, battery_level, preview_values);
+	}
 
 	return;
 }
diff --git a/rpcs3/Input/evdev_joystick_handler.cpp b/rpcs3/Input/evdev_joystick_handler.cpp
index d144da3d07..a44d6a0bf5 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Input/evdev_joystick_handler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Input/evdev_joystick_handler.cpp
@@ -281,7 +281,11 @@ void evdev_joystick_handler::get_next_button_press(const std::string& padId, con
 	// Get our evdev device
 	auto device = get_evdev_device(padId);
 	if (!device || device->device == nullptr)
-		return fail_callback(padId);
+	{
+		if (fail_callback)
+			fail_callback(padId);
+		return;
+	}
 	libevdev* dev = device->device;
 
 	// Try to query the latest event from the joystick.
@@ -320,7 +324,11 @@ void evdev_joystick_handler::get_next_button_press(const std::string& padId, con
 
 	// return if nothing new has happened. ignore this to get the current state for blacklist
 	if (!get_blacklist && ret < 0)
-		return callback(0, "", padId, 0, preview_values);
+	{
+		if (callback)
+			callback(0, "", padId, 0, preview_values);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	std::pair<u16, std::string> pressed_button = { 0, "" };
 
@@ -401,10 +409,13 @@ void evdev_joystick_handler::get_next_button_press(const std::string& padId, con
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (pressed_button.first > 0)
-		return callback(pressed_button.first, pressed_button.second, padId, 0, preview_values);
-	else
-		return callback(0, "", padId, 0, preview_values);
+	if (callback)
+	{
+		if (pressed_button.first > 0)
+			return callback(pressed_button.first, pressed_button.second, padId, 0, preview_values);
+		else
+			return callback(0, "", padId, 0, preview_values);
+	}
 }
 
 // https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin/blob/master/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/evdev/evdev.cpp
diff --git a/rpcs3/Input/mm_joystick_handler.cpp b/rpcs3/Input/mm_joystick_handler.cpp
index c98e2b94b3..9c6e144b7a 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Input/mm_joystick_handler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Input/mm_joystick_handler.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,11 @@ void mm_joystick_handler::get_next_button_press(const std::string& padId, const
 		blacklist.clear();
 
 	if (!Init())
-		return fail_callback(padId);
+	{
+		if (fail_callback)
+			fail_callback(padId);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	static std::string cur_pad = "";
 	static int id = -1;
@@ -194,7 +198,9 @@ void mm_joystick_handler::get_next_button_press(const std::string& padId, const
 		if (id < 0)
 		{
 			input_log.error("MMJOY get_next_button_press for device [%s] failed with id = %d", padId, id);
-			return fail_callback(padId);
+			if (fail_callback)
+				fail_callback(padId);
+			return;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -210,7 +216,9 @@ void mm_joystick_handler::get_next_button_press(const std::string& padId, const
 	{
 	case JOYERR_UNPLUGGED:
 	{
-		return fail_callback(padId);
+		if (fail_callback)
+			fail_callback(padId);
+		return;
 	}
 	case JOYERR_NOERROR:
 	{
@@ -309,10 +317,13 @@ void mm_joystick_handler::get_next_button_press(const std::string& padId, const
 			preview_values[5] = data[find_key(buttons[9])] - data[find_key(buttons[8])];
 		}
 
-		if (pressed_button.first > 0)
-			return callback(pressed_button.first, pressed_button.second, padId, 0, preview_values);
-		else
-			return callback(0, "", padId, 0, preview_values);
+		if (callback)
+		{
+			if (pressed_button.first > 0)
+				return callback(pressed_button.first, pressed_button.second, padId, 0, preview_values);
+			else
+				return callback(0, "", padId, 0, preview_values);
+		}
 
 		break;
 	}