diff --git a/desktop_version/src/ButtonGlyphs.cpp b/desktop_version/src/ButtonGlyphs.cpp
index 9f4361b2..4a01870a 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/ButtonGlyphs.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/ButtonGlyphs.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ bool BUTTONGLYPHS_keyboard_is_available(void)
 {
     /* Returns true if it makes sense to show button hints that are only available
      * on keyboards (like press M to mute), false if we're on a console. */
-    return true;
+    return !SDL_GetHintBoolean("SteamDeck", SDL_FALSE);
 }
 
 bool BUTTONGLYPHS_keyboard_is_active(void)