diff --git a/core/src/components/item/item.ios.vars.scss b/core/src/components/item/item.ios.vars.scss
index d8a8fb053a..a798da6317 100644
--- a/core/src/components/item/item.ios.vars.scss
+++ b/core/src/components/item/item.ios.vars.scss
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ $item-ios-icon-slot-margin-end:              null !default;
 $item-ios-icon-slot-margin-bottom:           7px !default;
 
 /// @prop - Margin start for an icon in the start/end slot
-$item-ios-icon-slot-margin-start:            0 !default;
+$item-ios-icon-slot-margin-start:            null !default;
 
 /// @prop - Margin top for the end slot inside of a floating/stacked label
 $item-ios-label-slot-end-margin-top:         7px !default;