diff --git a/src/input/gamepad_config.cpp b/src/input/gamepad_config.cpp
index 0ca4c5a63..0452ed189 100644
--- a/src/input/gamepad_config.cpp
+++ b/src/input/gamepad_config.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "input/gamepad_config.hpp"
 
 #ifdef ANDROID
-#include "graphics/irr_driver.hpp"
+#include <SDL_system.h>
 #endif
 #include "io/xml_node.hpp"
 #include "utils/log.hpp"
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ void GamepadConfig::initSDLMapping()
     // For android tv we default to dpad if it has direction pad, because it
     // cannot rebind control using touchscreen, and dpad direction seems more
     // reliable
-    if (!irr_driver->getDevice()->supportsTouchDevice() && has_direction)
+    if (SDL_IsAndroidTV() && has_direction)
         use_axes_direction = false;
 #endif
     if (use_axes_direction)
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 27d72759a..c941db368 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -160,6 +160,11 @@
 #  include <signal.h>
 #  include <unistd.h>
 #endif
+
+#ifdef ANDROID
+#include <SDL_system.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <string>
@@ -2175,7 +2180,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             #ifdef MOBILE_STK
             if (UserConfigParams::m_multitouch_controls == MULTITOUCH_CONTROLS_UNDEFINED)
             {
-                if (irr_driver->getDevice()->supportsTouchDevice())
+                bool android_tv = false;
+#ifdef ANDROID
+                // For some android tv sdl returns a touch screen device even it
+                // doesn't have
+                android_tv = SDL_IsAndroidTV();
+#endif
+                if (!android_tv && irr_driver->getDevice()->supportsTouchDevice())
                 {
                     InitAndroidDialog* init_android = new InitAndroidDialog(
                                                                     0.6f, 0.6f);
diff --git a/src/main_android.cpp b/src/main_android.cpp
index 06cfabd13..bea875f66 100644
--- a/src/main_android.cpp
+++ b/src/main_android.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,12 @@ void override_default_params_for_mobile()
 #ifdef ANDROID
     // For usage in StringUtils::getUserAgentString
     if (SDL_IsAndroidTV())
+    {
+        // For some android tv sdl returns a touch screen device even it doesn't
+        // have
+        UserConfigParams::m_multitouch_draw_gui = false;
         g_android_main_user_agent = " (AndroidTV)";
+    }
     else if (SDL_IsChromebook())
         g_android_main_user_agent = " (Linux)";
     else