diff --git a/src/gui/timerlist.cpp b/src/gui/timerlist.cpp
index f7fc38c5f..e695a5a0f 100644
--- a/src/gui/timerlist.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/timerlist.cpp
@@ -1056,19 +1056,18 @@ int CTimerList::modifyTimer()
 
 //printf("TIMER: rec dir %s len %s\n", timer->recordingDir, strlen(timer->recordingDir));
 
-	if (!strlen(timer->recordingDir))
-		strncpy(timer->recordingDir,g_settings.network_nfs_recordingdir.c_str(),sizeof(timer->recordingDir)-1);
-	timer_recordingDir = timer->recordingDir;
-
-	bool recDirEnabled = (g_settings.recording_type == RECORDING_FILE); // obsolete?
-	CMenuForwarder* m6 = new CMenuForwarder(LOCALE_TIMERLIST_RECORDING_DIR, recDirEnabled, timer_recordingDir, this, "rec_dir1", CRCInput::RC_green);
-
 	timerSettings.addItem(GenericMenuSeparatorLine);
 	timerSettings.addItem(m3);
 	timerSettings.addItem(m4);
 	timerSettings.addItem(m5);
 	if (timer->eventType == CTimerd::TIMER_RECORD)
 	{
+		if (!strlen(timer->recordingDir))
+			strncpy(timer->recordingDir,g_settings.network_nfs_recordingdir.c_str(),sizeof(timer->recordingDir)-1);
+		timer_recordingDir = timer->recordingDir;
+
+		bool recDirEnabled = (g_settings.recording_type == RECORDING_FILE); // obsolete?
+		CMenuForwarder* m6 = new CMenuForwarder(LOCALE_TIMERLIST_RECORDING_DIR, recDirEnabled, timer_recordingDir, this, "rec_dir1", CRCInput::RC_green);
 		timerSettings.addItem(GenericMenuSeparatorLine);
 		timerSettings.addItem(m6);
 	}