diff --git a/src/java/org/lwjgl/input/Keyboard.java b/src/java/org/lwjgl/input/Keyboard.java
index a0f3c75e..a8a1313b 100644
--- a/src/java/org/lwjgl/input/Keyboard.java
+++ b/src/java/org/lwjgl/input/Keyboard.java
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ public class Keyboard {
 	 */
 	private static void create(InputImplementation impl) throws LWJGLException {
 		if (created)
-			throw new IllegalStateException("Destroy the Keyboard first.");
+			return;
 		if (!initialized)
 			initialize();
 		implementation = impl;
diff --git a/src/java/org/lwjgl/input/Mouse.java b/src/java/org/lwjgl/input/Mouse.java
index b308e2fa..32065586 100644
--- a/src/java/org/lwjgl/input/Mouse.java
+++ b/src/java/org/lwjgl/input/Mouse.java
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ public class Mouse {
 	 */
 	private static void create(InputImplementation impl) throws LWJGLException {
 		if (created)
-			throw new IllegalStateException("Destroy the mouse first.");
+			return;
 		if (!initialized)
 			initialize();
 		implementation = impl;