diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/display/InputDisplayGenerator.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/display/InputDisplayGenerator.cs
index 820b03e453..e347916bf0 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/display/InputDisplayGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/display/InputDisplayGenerator.cs
@@ -16,8 +16,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				throw new InvalidOperationException("Can't generate input display string with empty mnemonics cache");
 
 			var sb = new StringBuilder();
+			var controls = source.Definition.ControlsOrdered.ToList();
+			// index 0 is for controls that don't belong to any indexed player
+			controls.Add(controls[0]);
+			controls.RemoveAt(0);
 
-			foreach ((string buttonName, AxisSpec? axisSpec) in source.Definition.ControlsOrdered.SelectMany(x => x))
+			foreach ((string buttonName, AxisSpec? axisSpec) in controls.SelectMany(x => x))
 			{
 				if (axisSpec.HasValue)
 				{