diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index bfd8099fd1..de8524f3bc 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -339,6 +339,8 @@ static const bool pointer_enable = true;
 static const bool pointer_enable = false;
 #endif
 
+
+
 /* Certain platforms might have assets stored in the bundle that
  * we need to extract to a user-writable directory on first boot.
  *
@@ -745,6 +747,12 @@ static const bool input_descriptor_hide_unbound = false;
 
 static const unsigned input_max_users = 5;
 
+#ifdef IOS
+static const bool ui_companion_start_on_boot = false;
+#else
+static const bool ui_companion_start_on_boot = true;
+#endif
+
 #if defined(ANDROID)
 #if defined(ANDROID_ARM)
 static char buildbot_server_url[] = "http://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/android/latest/armeabi-v7a/";
diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index 45adf1d2c4..48f8e8e325 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -5668,7 +5668,7 @@ static bool setting_append_list_ui_options(
          settings->ui.companion_start_on_boot,
          menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_UI_COMPANION_START_ON_BOOT),
          menu_hash_to_str(MENU_LABEL_VALUE_UI_COMPANION_START_ON_BOOT),
-         true,
+         ui_companion_start_on_boot,
          menu_hash_to_str(MENU_VALUE_OFF),
          menu_hash_to_str(MENU_VALUE_ON),
          group_info.name,