diff --git a/radio/src/opentx.cpp b/radio/src/opentx.cpp
index 08ab1872c..0dd4f9597 100644
--- a/radio/src/opentx.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/opentx.cpp
@@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@ void opentxInit()
   storageReadCurrentModel();
 #endif
 
-#if defined(COLORLCD)
+#if defined(COLORLCD) && defined(LUA)
   if (!globalData.unexpectedShutdown) {
     // ??? lua widget state must be prepared before the call to storageReadAll()
     luaInitThemesAndWidgets();