diff --git a/desktop/build.gradle b/desktop/build.gradle
index f1f2e251b..e999d4231 100644
--- a/desktop/build.gradle
+++ b/desktop/build.gradle
@@ -120,12 +120,18 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-desktop"
     implementation "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-freetype-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-desktop"
     implementation "com.badlogicgames.gdx-controllers:gdx-controllers-desktop:$gdxControllersVersion"
+    //temporary workaround for gdx-controllers-2.2.1 using outdated jamepad version
+    implementation("com.badlogicgames.jamepad:jamepad:2.0.20.0") {
+        exclude group: 'com.badlogicgames.gdx', module: 'gdx-jnigen-loader'
+    }
 
-    //we use LWJGL tinyFD directly to display crash messages and (for now) single-line text input
+    //we use LWJGL tinyFD directly to display crash messages
     implementation "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-tinyfd:3.3.1"
     implementation "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-tinyfd:3.3.1:natives-windows"
     implementation "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-tinyfd:3.3.1:natives-macos"
+    implementation "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-tinyfd:3.3.1:natives-macos-arm64"
     implementation "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-tinyfd:3.3.1:natives-linux"
+    implementation "org.lwjgl:lwjgl-tinyfd:3.3.1:natives-linux-arm64"
 
     implementation project(':services:updates:githubUpdates')
     implementation project(':services:news:shatteredNews')