diff --git a/src/joystick/iphoneos/SDL_mfijoystick.m b/src/joystick/iphoneos/SDL_mfijoystick.m
index 9a9a4defcc..ed38cf5b44 100644
--- a/src/joystick/iphoneos/SDL_mfijoystick.m
+++ b/src/joystick/iphoneos/SDL_mfijoystick.m
@@ -1834,6 +1834,9 @@ static SDL_bool IOS_JoystickGetGamepadMapping(int device_index, SDL_GamepadMappi
     if (device == NULL) {
         return SDL_FALSE;
     }
+    if (device->accelerometer) {
+        return SDL_FALSE;
+    }
 
     if (@available(macOS 10.16, iOS 14.0, tvOS 14.0, *)) {
         int axis = 0;