diff --git a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_switch.c b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_switch.c
index d285118c1a..514e158889 100644
--- a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_switch.c
+++ b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_switch.c
@@ -778,9 +778,10 @@ static void UpdateSlotLED(SDL_DriverSwitch_Context *ctx)
 {
     if (!ctx->m_bInputOnly) {
         Uint8 led_data = 0;
+        const Uint8 player_pattern[] = { 0x1, 0x3, 0x7, 0xf, 0x9, 0x5, 0xd, 0x6 };
 
         if (ctx->m_bPlayerLights && ctx->m_nPlayerIndex >= 0) {
-            led_data = (1 << (ctx->m_nPlayerIndex % 4));
+            led_data = player_pattern[ctx->m_nPlayerIndex % 8];
         }
         WriteSubcommand(ctx, k_eSwitchSubcommandIDs_SetPlayerLights, &led_data, sizeof(led_data), NULL);
     }
diff --git a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_switch2.c b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_switch2.c
index 0d5048364d..7a431567eb 100644
--- a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_switch2.c
+++ b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_switch2.c
@@ -232,16 +232,17 @@ static void MapTriggerAxis(Uint64 timestamp, SDL_Joystick *joystick, Uint8 axis,
 
 static bool UpdateSlotLED(SDL_DriverSwitch2_Context *ctx)
 {
-    unsigned char SET_LED_DATA[] = {
+    Uint8 set_led_data[] = {
         0x09, 0x91, 0x00, 0x07, 0x00, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00,
         0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00
     };
-    unsigned char reply[8] = {0};
+    Uint8 reply[8] = {0};
+    const Uint8 player_pattern[] = { 0x1, 0x3, 0x7, 0xf, 0x9, 0x5, 0xd, 0x6 };
 
     if (ctx->player_lights && ctx->player_index >= 0) {
-        SET_LED_DATA[8] = (1 << (ctx->player_index % 4));
+        set_led_data[8] = player_pattern[ctx->player_index % 8];
     }
-    int res = SendBulkData(ctx, SET_LED_DATA, sizeof(SET_LED_DATA));
+    int res = SendBulkData(ctx, set_led_data, sizeof(set_led_data));
     if (res < 0) {
         return SDL_SetError("Couldn't set LED data: %d\n", res);
     }