diff --git a/lib/hardware/coolstream/hd1/libcoolstream/playback.h b/lib/hardware/coolstream/hd1/libcoolstream/playback.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 95ea0884e..000000000
--- a/lib/hardware/coolstream/hd1/libcoolstream/playback.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include "playback_cs.h"
diff --git a/lib/hardware/coolstream/hd2/libcoolstream/playback.h b/lib/hardware/coolstream/hd2/libcoolstream/playback.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 95ea0884e..000000000
--- a/lib/hardware/coolstream/hd2/libcoolstream/playback.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include "playback_cs.h"
diff --git a/lib/hardware/playback.h b/lib/hardware/playback.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d19148243
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/hardware/playback.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#if HAVE_COOL_HARDWARE
+#include <playback_cs.h>
+#elif USE_STB_HAL
+#include <playback_hal.h>
+#else
+#error neither HAVE_COOL_HARDWARE nor USE_STB_HAL defined.
+#error do you need to include config.h?
+#endif
diff --git a/src/gui/movieplayer.h b/src/gui/movieplayer.h
index 2111edbf7..f41ad3130 100644
--- a/src/gui/movieplayer.h
+++ b/src/gui/movieplayer.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #include <gui/widget/hintbox.h>
 #include <gui/timeosd.h>
 #include <driver/record.h>
-#include <playback.h>
+#include <hardware/playback.h>
 
 #include <stdio.h>