diff --git a/src/Controls/src/Core/Handlers/Items/iOS/ItemsViewController.cs b/src/Controls/src/Core/Handlers/Items/iOS/ItemsViewController.cs
index 7edc7e9c6f9e..3083ee63ac83 100644
--- a/src/Controls/src/Core/Handlers/Items/iOS/ItemsViewController.cs
+++ b/src/Controls/src/Core/Handlers/Items/iOS/ItemsViewController.cs
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ protected virtual void HandleFormsElementMeasureInvalidated(VisualElement formsE
 		internal void UpdateView(object view, DataTemplate viewTemplate, ref UIView uiView, ref VisualElement formsElement)
 		{
 			// Is view set on the ItemsView?
-			if (view is null && viewTemplate is null)
+			if (view is null)
 			{
 				if (formsElement != null)
 				{
diff --git a/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/Issue11896.cs b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/Issue11896.cs
index a057489b7ddf..578ed66bde2d 100644
--- a/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/Issue11896.cs
+++ b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/Issue11896.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#if !MACCATALYST && !WINDOWS
+#if !MACCATALYST && !WINDOWS && !IOS
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using UITest.Appium;
 using UITest.Core;