diff --git a/main/input_default.cpp b/main/input_default.cpp
index 6359b3b5e..6232b5151 100644
--- a/main/input_default.cpp
+++ b/main/input_default.cpp
@@ -1192,8 +1192,11 @@ void InputDefault::parse_mapping(String p_mapping) {
 
 		JoystickList output_button = _get_output_button(output);
 		JoystickList output_axis = _get_output_axis(output);
-		ERR_CONTINUE_MSG(output_button == JOY_INVALID_OPTION && output_axis == JOY_INVALID_OPTION,
-				vformat("Unrecognised output string \"%s\" in mapping:\n%s", output, p_mapping));
+
+		if (output_button == JOY_INVALID_OPTION && output_axis == JOY_INVALID_OPTION) {
+			print_verbose(vformat("Unrecognized output string \"%s\" in mapping:\n%s", output, p_mapping));
+		}
+
 		ERR_CONTINUE_MSG(output_button != JOY_INVALID_OPTION && output_axis != JOY_INVALID_OPTION,
 				vformat("Output string \"%s\" matched both button and axis in mapping:\n%s", output, p_mapping));