diff --git a/src/driver/lcd4l.cpp b/src/driver/lcd4l.cpp
index d8fa5d68d..e4bd1db8b 100644
--- a/src/driver/lcd4l.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/lcd4l.cpp
@@ -251,6 +251,8 @@ void CLCD4l::Init()
 
 	if (!access(LCD_DATADIR, F_OK) == 0)
 		mkdir(LCD_DATADIR, 0755);
+
+	wait4lcd = true;
 }
 
 void* CLCD4l::LCD4lProc(void* arg)
@@ -275,9 +277,13 @@ void* CLCD4l::LCD4lProc(void* arg)
 		{
 			if (g_settings.lcd4l_support == 1) // automatic
 			{
-				//printf("[CLCD4l] %s: waiting for lcd4linux\n", __FUNCTION__);
-				sleep(10);
-				continue;
+				if (PLCD4l->GetWaitStatus()) {
+					//printf("[CLCD4l] %s: waiting for lcd4linux\n", __FUNCTION__);
+					sleep(10);
+					continue;
+				}
+				else
+					PLCD4l->SetWaitStatus(true);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/driver/lcd4l.h b/src/driver/lcd4l.h
index 46110a53b..bdf2ff372 100644
--- a/src/driver/lcd4l.h
+++ b/src/driver/lcd4l.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class CLCD4l
 		void	StartLCD4l();
 		void	StopLCD4l();
 		void	SwitchLCD4l();
+		void	ForceRun() { wait4lcd = false; }
 
 		int	CreateFile(const char *file, std::string content = "", bool convert = false);
 		int	RemoveFile(const char *file);
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ class CLCD4l
 		static void*	LCD4lProc(void *arg);
 
 		struct tm	*tm_struct;
+		bool		wait4lcd;
 
 		// Functions
 		void		Init();
@@ -78,6 +80,9 @@ class CLCD4l
 		void		strReplace(std::string &orig, const std::string &fstr, const std::string &rstr);
 		bool		WriteFile(const char *file, std::string content = "", bool convert = false);
 
+		void		SetWaitStatus(bool wait) { wait4lcd = wait; }
+		bool		GetWaitStatus() { return wait4lcd; }
+
 		// Variables
 		uint64_t	m_ParseID;
 		int		m_Mode;
diff --git a/src/gui/lcd4l_setup.cpp b/src/gui/lcd4l_setup.cpp
index b272db2a1..3e571b98b 100644
--- a/src/gui/lcd4l_setup.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/lcd4l_setup.cpp
@@ -250,6 +250,9 @@ int CLCD4lSetup::show()
 	if (initlcd4l)
 		LCD4l->InitLCD4l();
 
+	if (g_settings.lcd4l_support == 1 ) // automatic
+		LCD4l->ForceRun();
+
 	return res;
 }