diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/tab_row.ts b/src/public/app/widgets/tab_row.ts
index 7a20350d0..ddd037673 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/tab_row.ts
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/tab_row.ts
@@ -493,6 +493,10 @@ export default class TabRowWidget extends BasicWidget {
     }
 
     setupDraggabilly() {
+        if (utils.isMobile()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         const tabEls = this.tabEls;
         const { tabPositions } = this.getTabPositions();