diff --git a/flixel/FlxCamera.hx b/flixel/FlxCamera.hx
index 118b3a601..7907da3c8 100644
--- a/flixel/FlxCamera.hx
+++ b/flixel/FlxCamera.hx
@@ -1676,9 +1676,7 @@ class FlxCamera extends FlxBasic
 
 			final targetGraphics = (graphics == null) ? canvas.graphics : graphics;
 
-			#if (openfl > "8.7.0")
 			targetGraphics.overrideBlendMode(null);
-			#end
 			targetGraphics.beginFill(Color, FxAlpha);
 			// i'm drawing rect with these parameters to avoid light lines at the top and left of the camera,
 			// which could appear while cameras fading
diff --git a/flixel/system/macros/FlxDefines.hx b/flixel/system/macros/FlxDefines.hx
index 1927d1ad8..58d00c41e 100644
--- a/flixel/system/macros/FlxDefines.hx
+++ b/flixel/system/macros/FlxDefines.hx
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ class FlxDefines
 		
 		if (!defined("flash") || defined("flash11_8"))
 			define(FLX_GAMEINPUT_API);
+		else if (!defined("openfl_next") && (defined("cpp") || defined("neko")))
+			define(FLX_JOYSTICK_API);
 
 		#if nme
 		define(FLX_JOYSTICK_API);