diff --git a/src/gui/miscsettings_menu.cpp b/src/gui/miscsettings_menu.cpp
index 9e5c073b8..162b16374 100644
--- a/src/gui/miscsettings_menu.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/miscsettings_menu.cpp
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ const CMenuOptionChooser::keyval CHANNELLIST_NEW_ZAP_MODE_OPTIONS[CHANNELLIST_NE
 	{ 2, LOCALE_CHANNELLIST_NEW_ZAP_MODE_ACTIVE	}
 };
 
-#ifdef CPU_FREQ
 #define CPU_FREQ_OPTION_COUNT 13
 const CMenuOptionChooser::keyval_ext CPU_FREQ_OPTIONS[CPU_FREQ_OPTION_COUNT] =
 {
@@ -231,7 +230,6 @@ const CMenuOptionChooser::keyval_ext CPU_FREQ_OPTIONS[CPU_FREQ_OPTION_COUNT] =
 	{ 550, NONEXISTANT_LOCALE, "550 Mhz"},
 	{ 600, NONEXISTANT_LOCALE, "600 Mhz"}
 };
-#endif /*CPU_FREQ*/
 
 const CMenuOptionChooser::keyval EPG_SCAN_OPTIONS[] =
 {
@@ -345,12 +343,13 @@ int CMiscMenue::showMiscSettingsMenu()
 	mf->setHint("", LOCALE_MENU_HINT_MISC_ONLINESERVICES);
 	misc_menue.addItem(mf);
 
-#ifdef CPU_FREQ
 	//CPU
-	CMenuWidget misc_menue_cpu("CPU", NEUTRINO_ICON_SETTINGS, width);
-	showMiscSettingsMenuCPUFreq(&misc_menue_cpu);
-	misc_menue.addItem( new CMenuForwarder("CPU", true, NULL, &misc_menue_cpu, NULL, CRCInput::convertDigitToKey(shortcut++)));
-#endif /*CPU_FREQ*/
+	if (g_info.hw_caps->can_cpufreq)
+	{
+		CMenuWidget misc_menue_cpu("CPU", NEUTRINO_ICON_SETTINGS, width);
+		showMiscSettingsMenuCPUFreq(&misc_menue_cpu);
+		misc_menue.addItem( new CMenuForwarder("CPU", true, NULL, &misc_menue_cpu, NULL, CRCInput::convertDigitToKey(shortcut++)));
+	}
 
 	int res = misc_menue.exec(NULL, "");
 
@@ -773,7 +772,6 @@ int CMiscMenue::showMiscSettingsSelectWeatherLocation()
 	return res;
 }
 
-#ifdef CPU_FREQ
 //CPU
 void CMiscMenue::showMiscSettingsMenuCPUFreq(CMenuWidget *ms_cpu)
 {
@@ -783,7 +781,6 @@ void CMiscMenue::showMiscSettingsMenuCPUFreq(CMenuWidget *ms_cpu)
 	ms_cpu->addItem(new CMenuOptionChooser(LOCALE_CPU_FREQ_NORMAL, &g_settings.cpufreq, CPU_FREQ_OPTIONS, CPU_FREQ_OPTION_COUNT, true, cpuNotifier));
 	ms_cpu->addItem(new CMenuOptionChooser(LOCALE_CPU_FREQ_STANDBY, &g_settings.standby_cpufreq, CPU_FREQ_OPTIONS, CPU_FREQ_OPTION_COUNT, true));
 }
-#endif /*CPU_FREQ*/
 
 bool CMiscMenue::changeNotify(const neutrino_locale_t OptionName, void * /*data*/)
 {
diff --git a/src/gui/miscsettings_menu.h b/src/gui/miscsettings_menu.h
index 376d136d8..d1aa44434 100644
--- a/src/gui/miscsettings_menu.h
+++ b/src/gui/miscsettings_menu.h
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
-//#define CPU_FREQ
-
 class CMiscMenue : public CMenuTarget, CChangeObserver
 {
 	private:
@@ -79,9 +77,7 @@ class CMiscMenue : public CMenuTarget, CChangeObserver
 		int showMiscSettingsMenuOnlineServices();
 		int showMiscSettingsSelectWeatherLocation();
 		int showMiscSettingsMenuPlugins();
-#ifdef CPU_FREQ
 		void showMiscSettingsMenuCPUFreq(CMenuWidget *ms_cpu);
-#endif /*CPU_FREQ*/
 	public:
 		CMiscMenue();
 		~CMiscMenue();
diff --git a/src/neutrino.cpp b/src/neutrino.cpp
index 094a52f55..5bcf518ea 100644
--- a/src/neutrino.cpp
+++ b/src/neutrino.cpp
@@ -486,13 +486,8 @@ int CNeutrinoApp::loadSetup(const char * fname)
 	g_settings.zappingmode = configfile.getInt32( "zappingmode", 0);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CPU_FREQ
-	g_settings.cpufreq = configfile.getInt32("cpufreq", 0);
-	g_settings.standby_cpufreq = configfile.getInt32("standby_cpufreq", 100);
-#else
-	g_settings.cpufreq = 0;
-	g_settings.standby_cpufreq = 50;
-#endif
+	g_settings.cpufreq = g_info.hw_caps->can_cpufreq ? configfile.getInt32("cpufreq", 0) : 0;
+	g_settings.standby_cpufreq = g_info.hw_caps->can_cpufreq ? configfile.getInt32("standby_cpufreq", 100) : 50;
 
 	// ci-settings
 	g_settings.ci_standby_reset = configfile.getInt32("ci_standby_reset", 0);
@@ -2833,8 +2828,9 @@ TIMER_START();
 	powerManager = new cPowerManager;
 	powerManager->Open();
 
-	cpuFreq = new cCpuFreqManager();
-	cpuFreq->SetCpuFreq(g_settings.cpufreq * 1000 * 1000);
+	cpuFreq = g_info.hw_caps->can_cpufreq ? new cCpuFreqManager() : NULL;
+	if (cpuFreq)
+		cpuFreq->SetCpuFreq(g_settings.cpufreq * 1000 * 1000);
 
 	//fan speed
 	if (g_info.hw_caps->has_fan)
@@ -3564,7 +3560,8 @@ bool CNeutrinoApp::wakeupFromStandby(void)
 		CStreamManager::getInstance()->StreamStatus();
 
 	if ((mode == NeutrinoModes::mode_standby) && !alive) {
-		cpuFreq->SetCpuFreq(g_settings.cpufreq * 1000 * 1000);
+		if (cpuFreq)
+			cpuFreq->SetCpuFreq(g_settings.cpufreq * 1000 * 1000);
 		if(g_settings.ci_standby_reset) {
 			g_CamHandler->exec(NULL, "ca_ci_reset0");
 			g_CamHandler->exec(NULL, "ca_ci_reset1");
@@ -3591,7 +3588,8 @@ void CNeutrinoApp::standbyToStandby(void)
 		}
 		g_Zapit->setStandby(true);
 		g_Sectionsd->setPauseScanning(true);
-		cpuFreq->SetCpuFreq(g_settings.standby_cpufreq * 1000 * 1000);
+		if (cpuFreq)
+			cpuFreq->SetCpuFreq(g_settings.standby_cpufreq * 1000 * 1000);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -4755,9 +4753,8 @@ void CNeutrinoApp::standbyMode( bool bOnOff, bool fromDeepStandby )
 		exec_controlscript(NEUTRINO_ENTER_STANDBY_SCRIPT);
 
 		CEpgScan::getInstance()->Start(true);
-		bool alive = recordingstatus || CEpgScan::getInstance()->Running() ||
-			CStreamManager::getInstance()->StreamStatus();
-		if(!alive)
+		bool alive = recordingstatus || CEpgScan::getInstance()->Running() || CStreamManager::getInstance()->StreamStatus();
+		if (!alive && cpuFreq)
 			cpuFreq->SetCpuFreq(g_settings.standby_cpufreq * 1000 * 1000);
 
 		//fan speed
@@ -4778,8 +4775,9 @@ void CNeutrinoApp::standbyMode( bool bOnOff, bool fromDeepStandby )
 		// Active standby off
 		powerManager->SetStandby(false, false);
 		CVFD::getInstance()->setMode(CVFD::MODE_TVRADIO);
-		CVFD::getInstance()->ShowText("resume...        ");
-		cpuFreq->SetCpuFreq(g_settings.cpufreq * 1000 * 1000);
+		CVFD::getInstance()->ShowText("Resume ...");
+		if (cpuFreq)
+			cpuFreq->SetCpuFreq(g_settings.cpufreq * 1000 * 1000);
 		videoDecoder->Standby(false);
 		CEpgScan::getInstance()->Stop();
 		CSectionsdClient::CurrentNextInfo dummy;
diff --git a/src/system/setting_helpers.cpp b/src/system/setting_helpers.cpp
index 1be194fc4..7c7dc652d 100644
--- a/src/system/setting_helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/system/setting_helpers.cpp
@@ -631,7 +631,8 @@ extern cCpuFreqManager * cpuFreq;
 	printf("CCpuFreqNotifier: %d Mhz\n", freq);
 	freq *= 1000*1000;
 
-	cpuFreq->SetCpuFreq(freq);
+	if (cpuFreq)
+		cpuFreq->SetCpuFreq(freq);
 	return false;
 }