diff --git a/drivers/input/joydev.c b/drivers/input/joydev.c
index d85bd8a7967d..22239e988498 100644
--- a/drivers/input/joydev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/joydev.c
@@ -483,6 +483,9 @@ static int joydev_handle_JSIOCSAXMAP(struct joydev *joydev,
 
 	memcpy(joydev->abspam, abspam, len);
 
+	for (i = 0; i < joydev->nabs; i++)
+		joydev->absmap[joydev->abspam[i]] = i;
+
  out:
 	kfree(abspam);
 	return retval;