Prevent auto focus of a material-ui popover element

Pass ‘disableAutoFocus’, ‘disableEnforceFocus’ props to your popover. It worked for me!

<Popover
 open={Boolean(anchorEl)}

 // pass these props to the popover component
 disableAutoFocus={true}
 disableEnforceFocus={true}
 >

https://material-ui.com/api/modal/