diff --git a/src/driver/rcinput.cpp b/src/driver/rcinput.cpp
index bf01d44..305c4d1 100644
--- a/src/driver/rcinput.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/rcinput.cpp
@@ -220,8 +220,12 @@ void CRCInput::open(bool recheck)
                   event0 device if e.g. an USB keyboard is plugged in*/
                if (dentry->d_type == DT_LNK &&
                    id.path == "/dev/input/nevis_ir") {
+#if HAVE_COOL_HARDWARE
                        if (readLink(id.path) != "/dev/cs_ir")
                                continue;
+#else
+                       continue;
+#endif
                } else if (dentry->d_type != DT_CHR) {
                        d_printf("[rcinput:%s] skipping '%s'\n", __func__, dentry->d_name);
                        continue;