diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_usbd.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_usbd.cpp
index b84e3457cf..1362d106b5 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_usbd.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_usbd.cpp
@@ -391,6 +391,17 @@ void usb_handler_thread::perform_scan()
 				&& desc.idProduct >= entry.id_product_min
 				&& desc.idProduct <= entry.id_product_max)
 			{
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+				// On macOS, libusb cannot claim HID interfaces, so passing through a real
+				// controller that also has an emulated implementation yields a non-functional
+				// device and silently overrides the user's emulated-device setting (the emulated
+				// setup below only fills slots not already passed through). Prefer the emulated
+				// implementation whenever the user has enabled it. (e.g. DJ Hero Turntable)
+				if (entry.make_instance && entry.max_device_count && entry.max_device_count() > 0)
+				{
+					continue;
+				}
+#endif
 				sys_usbd.success("Found device: %s", std::basic_string(entry.device_name));
 				libusb_ref_device(dev);
 				std::shared_ptr<usb_device_passthrough> usb_dev = std::make_shared<usb_device_passthrough>(dev, desc, get_new_location());
diff --git a/rpcs3/Input/sdl_pad_handler.cpp b/rpcs3/Input/sdl_pad_handler.cpp
index 099de9000e..76c1c3a9db 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Input/sdl_pad_handler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Input/sdl_pad_handler.cpp
@@ -341,7 +341,13 @@ SDLDevice::sdl_info sdl_pad_handler::get_sdl_info(SDL_JoystickID id)
 			const int num_axes = SDL_GetNumJoystickAxes(joystick);
 			const int num_buttons = SDL_GetNumJoystickButtons(joystick);
 
-			info.is_ds3_with_pressure_buttons = num_axes == 16 && num_buttons == 11;
+			// The DJ Hero Turntable (VID 0x12BA, PID 0x0140) coincidentally matches the
+			// DS3 axis/button counts (16 axes, 11 buttons) but is NOT a pressure-sensitive
+			// DS3. Routing its face buttons through the pressure axes drops the green (Cross)
+			// and blue (Square) deck buttons, so exclude it and read its buttons digitally.
+			const bool is_dj_hero_turntable = info.vid == 0x12BA && info.pid == 0x0140;
+
+			info.is_ds3_with_pressure_buttons = num_axes == 16 && num_buttons == 11 && !is_dj_hero_turntable;
 
 			sdl_log.notice("DS3 device %d has %d axis and %d buttons (has_pressure_buttons=%d)", id, num_axes, num_buttons, info.is_ds3_with_pressure_buttons);