diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 6a102f418b..b4372cf8c2 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -3011,9 +3011,11 @@ void Application::onDesktopRootItemCreated(QQuickItem* rootItem) {
     auto surfaceContext = DependencyManager::get<OffscreenUi>()->getSurfaceContext();
     surfaceContext->setContextProperty("Stats", Stats::getInstance());
 
+#if !defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)
     auto offscreenUi = DependencyManager::get<OffscreenUi>();
     auto qml = PathUtils::qmlUrl("AvatarInputsBar.qml");
     offscreenUi->show(qml, "AvatarInputsBar");
+#endif
 }
 
 void Application::updateCamera(RenderArgs& renderArgs, float deltaTime) {