diff --git a/app/controllers/categories_controller.rb b/app/controllers/categories_controller.rb
index 9fa1c0d12e0..4edc32c5600 100644
--- a/app/controllers/categories_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/categories_controller.rb
@@ -307,11 +307,11 @@ class CategoriesController < ApplicationController
 
   def include_topics(parent_category = nil)
     style = SiteSetting.desktop_category_page_style
-    view_context.mobile_view? ||
-      params[:include_topics] ||
+    !view_context.mobile_view? &&
+      (params[:include_topics] ||
       (parent_category && parent_category.subcategory_list_includes_topics?) ||
       style == "categories_with_featured_topics".freeze ||
       style == "categories_boxes_with_topics".freeze ||
-      style == "categories_with_top_topics".freeze
+      style == "categories_with_top_topics".freeze)
   end
 end