diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7249806ec..1c6f1d8df 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(neutrino-hal-build,
 	[NEUTRINO_HAL_LIB="$withval"],[NEUTRINO_HAL_LIB=""])
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_NEUTRINO_HAL, test "$NEUTRINO_HAL_INC")
+if test "$NEUTRINO_HAL_INC"; then
+	AC_DEFINE(USE_NEUTRINO_HAL, 1,[use libneutrino-hal])
+fi
 
 
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(coolstream/nevis_ir.h)
diff --git a/src/zapit/include/dmx.h b/src/zapit/include/dmx.h
index 8dd57df69..74959cb16 100644
--- a/src/zapit/include/dmx.h
+++ b/src/zapit/include/dmx.h
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #if HAVE_COOL_HARDWARE
 #include <dmx_cs.h>
+#elif USE_NEUTRINO_HAL
+#include <dmx_td.h>
 #elif HAVE_TRIPLEDRAGON
 #include <dmx_td.h>
 #else
-#error neither HAVE_COOL_HARDWARE nor HAVE_TRIPLEDRAGON defined.
+#error neither HAVE_COOL_HARDWARE nor HAVE_TRIPLEDRAGON nor USE_NEUTRINO_HAL defined.
 #error do you need to include config.h?
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/zapit/include/video.h b/src/zapit/include/video.h
index 636dc2189..baa930d4d 100644
--- a/src/zapit/include/video.h
+++ b/src/zapit/include/video.h
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 #include <cs_api.h>
 #include <video_cs.h>
 #endif
-#if HAVE_TRIPLEDRAGON
+#if USE_NEUTRINO_HAL
+#include <init_td.h>
+#include <video_td.h>
+#elif HAVE_TRIPLEDRAGON
 #include <init_td.h>
 #include <video_td.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/src/zapit/src/zapit.cpp b/src/zapit/src/zapit.cpp
index 077815293..ead272982 100644
--- a/src/zapit/src/zapit.cpp
+++ b/src/zapit/src/zapit.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 #include <audio_cs.h>
 #include <video_cs.h>
 #endif
-#if HAVE_TRIPLEDRAGON
+#if USE_NEUTRINO_HAL || HAVE_TRIPLEDRAGON
 #include <video_td.h>
 #include <audio_td.h>
 #endif