From fa3467a94dac9a13bedd87b1459176089f12c851 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:39:20 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Use the product category if the vendorName isn't available

---
 src/joystick/apple/SDL_mfijoystick.m | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/joystick/apple/SDL_mfijoystick.m b/src/joystick/apple/SDL_mfijoystick.m
index 543016a4f4..2006e7e104 100644
--- a/src/joystick/apple/SDL_mfijoystick.m
+++ b/src/joystick/apple/SDL_mfijoystick.m
@@ -306,6 +306,12 @@ static bool IOS_AddMFIJoystickDevice(SDL_JoystickDeviceItem *device, GCControlle
 
     if (controller.vendorName) {
         name = controller.vendorName.UTF8String;
+    } else {
+        if (@available(macOS 10.15, iOS 13.0, tvOS 13.0, *)) {
+            if (controller.productCategory) {
+                name = controller.productCategory.UTF8String;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     if (!name) {