diff --git a/src/gui/hdd_menu.cpp b/src/gui/hdd_menu.cpp
index 2b6a21c83..dec5f7428 100644
--- a/src/gui/hdd_menu.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/hdd_menu.cpp
@@ -778,11 +778,9 @@ _show_menu:
 	}
 
 	if (!hdd_list.empty()) {
-		struct stat rec_st, root_st, dev_st;
+		struct stat rec_st;
 		memset(&rec_st, 0, sizeof(rec_st));
-		memset(&root_st, 0, sizeof(root_st));
 		stat(g_settings.network_nfs_recordingdir.c_str(), &rec_st);
-		stat("/", &root_st);
 
 		sort(hdd_list.begin(), hdd_list.end(), cmp_hdd_by_name());
 		mount = g_Locale->getText(LOCALE_HDD_MOUNT);
@@ -798,13 +796,6 @@ _show_menu:
 			}
 			std::string key = "m" + it->devname;
 			bool enabled = !rec_icon || !CNeutrinoApp::getInstance()->recordingstatus;
-			/* do not allow to unmount the rootfs, and skip filesystems without kernel support */
-			memset(&dev_st, 0, sizeof(dev_st));
-			if (stat(("/dev/" + it->devname).c_str(), &dev_st) != -1
-			    && dev_st.st_rdev == root_st.st_dev)
-				enabled = false;
-			else if (kernel_fs_list.find(it->fmt) == kernel_fs_list.end())
-				enabled = false;
 			it->cmf = new CMenuForwarder(it->desc, enabled, it->mounted ? umount : mount , this,
 					key.c_str(), CRCInput::convertDigitToKey(shortcut++), NULL, rec_icon);
 			hddmenu->addItem(it->cmf);