diff --git a/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc b/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc
index 48705256514c3f00e36c9bd6de79459d6027dec6..4f75e0291f2e88bb9fbd7b45f4b36054bbf587e1 100644
--- a/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc
+++ b/src/Vehicle/Vehicle.cc
@@ -2298,6 +2298,7 @@ bool Vehicle::joystickEnabled(void)
 void Vehicle::setJoystickEnabled(bool enabled)
 {
     _joystickEnabled = enabled;
+    _startJoystick(_joystickEnabled);
     _saveSettings();
     emit joystickEnabledChanged(_joystickEnabled);
 }