2 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.cpp b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.cpp
index 9e3c7ba7af..328258a8b2 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ void ControllerInterface::Initialize(void* const hwnd)
     return;
 
   m_hwnd = hwnd;
+  m_is_populating_devices = true;
 
 #ifdef CIFACE_USE_DINPUT
 // nothing needed
@@ -88,6 +89,8 @@ void ControllerInterface::RefreshDevices()
     m_devices.clear();
   }
 
+  m_is_populating_devices = true;
+
 #ifdef CIFACE_USE_DINPUT
   ciface::DInput::PopulateDevices(reinterpret_cast<HWND>(m_hwnd));
 #endif
@@ -113,6 +116,9 @@ void ControllerInterface::RefreshDevices()
 #ifdef CIFACE_USE_PIPES
   ciface::Pipes::PopulateDevices();
 #endif
+
+  m_is_populating_devices = false;
+  InvokeDevicesChangedCallbacks();
 }
 
 //
@@ -188,7 +194,9 @@ void ControllerInterface::AddDevice(std::shared_ptr<ciface::Core::Device> device
     NOTICE_LOG(SERIALINTERFACE, "Added device: %s", device->GetQualifiedName().c_str());
     m_devices.emplace_back(std::move(device));
   }
-  InvokeDevicesChangedCallbacks();
+
+  if (!m_is_populating_devices)
+    InvokeDevicesChangedCallbacks();
 }
 
 void ControllerInterface::RemoveDevice(std::function<bool(const ciface::Core::Device*)> callback)
@@ -205,7 +213,9 @@ void ControllerInterface::RemoveDevice(std::function<bool(const ciface::Core::De
     });
     m_devices.erase(it, m_devices.end());
   }
-  InvokeDevicesChangedCallbacks();
+
+  if (!m_is_populating_devices)
+    InvokeDevicesChangedCallbacks();
 }
 
 //
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.h b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.h
index b485cda31a..06fd7c544d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.h
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <atomic>
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
 #include <mutex>
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ private:
   std::vector<std::function<void()>> m_devices_changed_callbacks;
   mutable std::mutex m_callbacks_mutex;
   bool m_is_init;
+  std::atomic<bool> m_is_populating_devices{false};
   void* m_hwnd;
 };