diff --git a/lib/hardware/ca.h b/lib/hardware/ca.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9aaff0f0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/hardware/ca.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#if HAVE_COOL_HARDWARE
+#include <ca_cs.h>
+#elif USE_STB_HAL
+#include <ca_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/cam_menu.h b/src/gui/cam_menu.h
index 9797f5c4a..06c579fa2 100644
--- a/src/gui/cam_menu.h
+++ b/src/gui/cam_menu.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "widget/menue.h"
 #include "widget/hintbox.h"
 #include <mmi.h>
-#include <ca_cs.h>
+#include <hardware/ca.h>
 
 
 class CCAMMenuHandler : public CMenuTarget, public CChangeObserver
diff --git a/src/neutrino.cpp b/src/neutrino.cpp
index ccafc9484..127076c23 100644
--- a/src/neutrino.cpp
+++ b/src/neutrino.cpp
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@
 #include <system/ytcache.h>
 
 #include <hardware/audio.h>
-#include <ca_cs.h>
-#include <cs_api.h>
+#include <hardware/ca.h>
 #include <hardware/video.h>
+#include <cs_api.h>
 #include <pwrmngr.h>
 
 #include <system/debug.h>
diff --git a/src/zapit/include/zapit/zapit.h b/src/zapit/include/zapit/zapit.h
index 3c34da355..3cc7af395 100644
--- a/src/zapit/include/zapit/zapit.h
+++ b/src/zapit/include/zapit/zapit.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <eventserver.h>
 #include <connection/basicserver.h>
 #include <xmltree/xmlinterface.h>
-#include <ca_cs.h>
+#include <hardware/ca.h>
 
 #include "client/zapitclient.h"
 
diff --git a/src/zapit/src/capmt.cpp b/src/zapit/src/capmt.cpp
index fe5d18ddb..535905365 100644
--- a/src/zapit/src/capmt.cpp
+++ b/src/zapit/src/capmt.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include <zapit/femanager.h>
 #include <zapit/debug.h>
 
-#include <ca_cs.h>
+#include <hardware/ca.h>
 
 #include <dvbsi++/program_map_section.h>
 #include <dvbsi++/ca_program_map_section.h>
diff --git a/src/zapit/src/zapit.cpp b/src/zapit/src/zapit.cpp
index 4a68c10c6..e416b1371 100644
--- a/src/zapit/src/zapit.cpp
+++ b/src/zapit/src/zapit.cpp
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@
 #include <zapit/zapit.h>
 #include <xmlinterface.h>
 
-#include <ca_cs.h>
-
 #include <zapit/satconfig.h>
 #include <zapit/femanager.h>
 
@@ -64,6 +62,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <hardware/audio.h>
+#include <hardware/ca.h>
 #include <hardware/dmx.h>
 #include <hardware/video.h>