diff --git a/build_files/build_environment/cmake/sdl.cmake b/build_files/build_environment/cmake/sdl.cmake
index 1e0cab149b3..0524e44d0e7 100644
--- a/build_files/build_environment/cmake/sdl.cmake
+++ b/build_files/build_environment/cmake/sdl.cmake
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
+set(SDL_PATCH ${PATCH_CMD} -p 0 -N -d ${BUILD_DIR}/sdl/src/external_sdl < ${PATCH_DIR}/sdl.diff)
+
 if(WIN32)
   set(SDL_EXTRA_ARGS
     -DSDL_STATIC=Off
@@ -13,6 +15,14 @@ else()
     -DSDL_VIDEO=OFF
     -DSNDIO=OFF
   )
+
+  # Core Haptics only available once macOS 11.0 becomes minimum.
+  if(APPLE AND NOT BLENDER_PLATFORM_ARM)
+    list(APPEND SDL_EXTRA_ARGS -DSDL_HAPTICS=OFF)
+    set(SDL_PATCH
+      ${SDL_PATCH} &&
+      ${PATCH_CMD} -p 0 -N -d ${BUILD_DIR}/sdl/src/external_sdl < ${PATCH_DIR}/sdl_haptics.diff)
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 ExternalProject_Add(external_sdl
@@ -20,7 +30,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(external_sdl
   DOWNLOAD_DIR ${DOWNLOAD_DIR}
   URL_HASH ${SDL_HASH_TYPE}=${SDL_HASH}
   PREFIX ${BUILD_DIR}/sdl
-  PATCH_COMMAND ${PATCH_CMD} -p 0 -N -d ${BUILD_DIR}/sdl/src/external_sdl < ${PATCH_DIR}/sdl.diff
+  PATCH_COMMAND ${SDL_PATCH}
   CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${LIBDIR}/sdl ${DEFAULT_CMAKE_FLAGS} ${SDL_EXTRA_ARGS}
   INSTALL_DIR ${LIBDIR}/sdl
 )
diff --git a/build_files/build_environment/patches/sdl_haptics.diff b/build_files/build_environment/patches/sdl_haptics.diff
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..217cd172f4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build_files/build_environment/patches/sdl_haptics.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--- src/joystick/iphoneos/SDL_mfijoystick.m	2023-08-16 18:57:36
++++ src/joystick/iphoneos/SDL_mfijoystick.m2	2023-08-16 18:57:25
+@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@
+ 
+ #if (__IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= 140000) || (__APPLETV_OS_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= 140000) || (__MAC_OS_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED > 1500000) || (__MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED > 101600)
+ #define ENABLE_MFI_BATTERY
+-#define ENABLE_MFI_RUMBLE
++// BLENDER: disable until macOS 11.0 becomes the minimum version and Core Haptics is available.
++//#define ENABLE_MFI_RUMBLE
+ #define ENABLE_MFI_LIGHT
+ #define ENABLE_MFI_SENSORS
+ #define ENABLE_MFI_SYSTEM_GESTURE_STATE