diff --git a/src/joystick/bsd/SDL_sysjoystick.c b/src/joystick/bsd/SDL_sysjoystick.c
index 149da6216..14ced47d5 100644
--- a/src/joystick/bsd/SDL_sysjoystick.c
+++ b/src/joystick/bsd/SDL_sysjoystick.c
@@ -303,11 +303,11 @@ SDL_SYS_JoystickOpen(SDL_Joystick *joy)
 		    strerror(errno));
 		goto usberr;
 	}
+	rep = &hw->inreport;
 #if defined(__FREEBSD__) && (__FreeBSD_kernel_version > 800063)
        rep->rid = hid_get_report_id(fd);
        if (rep->rid < 0) {
 #else
-	rep = &hw->inreport;
 	if (ioctl(fd, USB_GET_REPORT_ID, &rep->rid) < 0) {
 #endif
 		rep->rid = -1; /* XXX */