diff --git a/src/cocoa/i_joystick.cpp b/src/cocoa/i_joystick.cpp
index 889c38fed8..4d983176df 100644
--- a/src/cocoa/i_joystick.cpp
+++ b/src/cocoa/i_joystick.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 #include "m_joy.h"
 
-#if MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED >= 1050
+#include <CoreServices/CoreServices.h>
 
 #include "HID_Utilities_External.h"
 
@@ -726,7 +726,19 @@ IOKitJoystickManager* s_joystickManager;
 
 void I_StartupJoysticks()
 {
-	s_joystickManager = new IOKitJoystickManager;
+	SInt32 majorVersion = 0;
+	SInt32 minorVersion = 0;
+
+#pragma clang diagnostic push
+#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
+	Gestalt(gestaltSystemVersionMajor, &majorVersion);
+	Gestalt(gestaltSystemVersionMinor, &minorVersion);
+#pragma clang diagnostic pop
+
+	if (majorVersion >= 10 && minorVersion >= 5)
+	{
+		s_joystickManager = new IOKitJoystickManager;
+	}
 }
 
 void I_ShutdownJoysticks()
@@ -776,37 +788,3 @@ void I_ProcessJoysticks()
 		s_joystickManager->Update();
 	}
 }
-
-#else // prior to 10.5
-
-void I_StartupJoysticks()
-{
-}
-
-void I_ShutdownJoysticks()
-{
-}
-
-void I_GetJoysticks(TArray<IJoystickConfig*>& sticks)
-{
-	sticks.Clear();
-}
-
-void I_GetAxes(float axes[NUM_JOYAXIS])
-{
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < NUM_JOYAXIS; ++i)
-	{
-		axes[i] = 0.0f;
-	}
-}
-
-IJoystickConfig *I_UpdateDeviceList()
-{
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-void I_ProcessJoysticks()
-{
-}
-
-#endif // 10.5 or higher