diff --git a/radio/src/gui/128x64/radio_hardware.cpp b/radio/src/gui/128x64/radio_hardware.cpp
index 61ea3414b..b76ef736e 100644
--- a/radio/src/gui/128x64/radio_hardware.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/gui/128x64/radio_hardware.cpp
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ void menuRadioHardware(event_t event)
         lcdDrawNumber(HW_SETTINGS_COLUMN2, y, CROSSFIRE_BAUDRATES[g_eeGeneral.telemetryBaudrate], attr|LEFT);
         if (attr) {
           g_eeGeneral.telemetryBaudrate = DIM(CROSSFIRE_BAUDRATES) - 1 - checkIncDecModel(event, DIM(CROSSFIRE_BAUDRATES) - 1 - g_eeGeneral.telemetryBaudrate, 0, DIM(CROSSFIRE_BAUDRATES) - 1);
-          if (checkIncDec_Ret) {
+          if (checkIncDec_Ret && IS_EXTERNAL_MODULE_ON()) {
             pauseMixerCalculations();
             pausePulses();
             EXTERNAL_MODULE_OFF();
diff --git a/radio/src/gui/480x272/radio_hardware.cpp b/radio/src/gui/480x272/radio_hardware.cpp
index b11b500f2..dad87c588 100644
--- a/radio/src/gui/480x272/radio_hardware.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/gui/480x272/radio_hardware.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ bool menuRadioHardware(event_t event)
         lcdDrawNumber(HW_SETTINGS_COLUMN+50, y, CROSSFIRE_BAUDRATES[g_eeGeneral.telemetryBaudrate], attr|LEFT);
         if (attr) {
           g_eeGeneral.telemetryBaudrate = DIM(CROSSFIRE_BAUDRATES) - 1 - checkIncDecModel(event, DIM(CROSSFIRE_BAUDRATES) - 1 - g_eeGeneral.telemetryBaudrate, 0, DIM(CROSSFIRE_BAUDRATES) - 1);
-          if (checkIncDec_Ret) {
+          if (checkIncDec_Ret && IS_EXTERNAL_MODULE_ON()) {
             pauseMixerCalculations();
             pausePulses();
             EXTERNAL_MODULE_OFF();