diff --git a/src/gui/channellist.cpp b/src/gui/channellist.cpp
index aeab361be..528fe8054 100644
--- a/src/gui/channellist.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/channellist.cpp
@@ -925,22 +925,10 @@ int CChannelList::show()
 		}
 #ifdef ENABLE_PIP
 		else if (!empty && ((msg == CRCInput::RC_play) || (msg == CRCInput::RC_playpause) || (msg == (neutrino_msg_t) g_settings.key_pip_close))) {
-#if BOXMODEL_BRE2ZE4K || BOXMODEL_HD51 || BOXMODEL_H7
-			bool bm12=false;
-			FILE *f = fopen("/proc/cmdline", "r");
-			if (f) {
-				char buf[256] = "";
-				while(fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), f) != NULL) {
-					if (strstr(buf, "boxmode=12") != NULL) {
-						bm12=true;
-					}
-				}
-				fclose(f);
-			}
-			if (!bm12)
+			int boxmode = getBoxMode();
+			if (boxmode > -1 && boxmode != 12)
 				ShowMsg(LOCALE_MESSAGEBOX_ERROR, LOCALE_BOXMODE12_NOT_ACTIVATED, CMsgBox::mbrOk, CMsgBox::mbOk, NEUTRINO_ICON_ERROR);
 			else
-#endif
 			{
 				if(SameTP()) {
 					if (CZapit::getInstance()->GetPipChannelID() == (*chanlist)[selected]->getChannelID()) {
diff --git a/src/neutrino.cpp b/src/neutrino.cpp
index 47239109e..902856970 100644
--- a/src/neutrino.cpp
+++ b/src/neutrino.cpp
@@ -3279,22 +3279,10 @@ void CNeutrinoApp::RealRun()
 			}
 #ifdef ENABLE_PIP
 			else if (msg == (neutrino_msg_t) g_settings.key_pip_close) {
-#if BOXMODEL_BRE2ZE4K || BOXMODEL_HD51 || BOXMODEL_H7
-				bool bm12=false;
-				FILE *f = fopen("/proc/cmdline", "r");
-				if (f) {
-					char buf[256] = "";
-					while(fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), f) != NULL) {
-						if (strstr(buf, "boxmode=12") != NULL) {
-							bm12=true;
-						}
-					}
-					fclose(f);
-				}
-				if (!bm12)
+				int boxmode = getBoxMode();
+				if (boxmode > -1 && boxmode != 12)
 					ShowMsg(LOCALE_MESSAGEBOX_ERROR, LOCALE_BOXMODE12_NOT_ACTIVATED, CMsgBox::mbrOk, CMsgBox::mbOk, NEUTRINO_ICON_ERROR);
 				else
-#endif
 				{
 					t_channel_id pip_channel_id = CZapit::getInstance()->GetPipChannelID();
 					if (pip_channel_id)