diff --git a/src/input/ScanAndSelect.cpp b/src/input/ScanAndSelect.cpp
index eeecca01c3..d693d768cb 100644
--- a/src/input/ScanAndSelect.cpp
+++ b/src/input/ScanAndSelect.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+#include "configuration.h"
+
+// Normally these input methods are protected by guarding in setupModules
+// In order to have the user button dismiss the canned message frame, this class lightly interacts with the Screen class
+#if HAS_SCREEN
+
 #include "ScanAndSelect.h"
 #include "modules/CannedMessageModule.h"
 
@@ -193,4 +199,6 @@ void ScanAndSelectInput::handleChangeInterrupt()
     scanAndSelectInput->enableThread();
 }
 
-ScanAndSelectInput *scanAndSelectInput = nullptr; // Instantiated in setupModules method. Deleted if unused, or init() fails
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+ScanAndSelectInput *scanAndSelectInput = nullptr; // Instantiated in setupModules method. Deleted if unused, or init() fails
+
+#endif
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diff --git a/src/input/ScanAndSelect.h b/src/input/ScanAndSelect.h
index 14fe744fb2..0b3e2716e4 100644
--- a/src/input/ScanAndSelect.h
+++ b/src/input/ScanAndSelect.h
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 #include "concurrency/OSThread.h"
 #include "main.h"
 
+// Normally these input methods are protected by guarding in setupModules
+// In order to have the user button dismiss the canned message frame, this class lightly interacts with the Screen class
+#if HAS_SCREEN
+
 class ScanAndSelectInput : public Observable<const InputEvent *>, public concurrency::OSThread
 {
   public:
@@ -41,4 +45,6 @@ class ScanAndSelectInput : public Observable<const InputEvent *>, public concurr
     uint32_t alertingSinceMs = 0;   // Used to dismiss the "no canned message" alert several seconds
 };
 
-extern ScanAndSelectInput *scanAndSelectInput; // Instantiated in setupModules method. Deleted if unused, or init() fails
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+extern ScanAndSelectInput *scanAndSelectInput; // Instantiated in setupModules method. Deleted if unused, or init() fails
+
+#endif
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diff --git a/src/modules/Modules.cpp b/src/modules/Modules.cpp
index dd4cd6c5fc..3df8fc170c 100644
--- a/src/modules/Modules.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/Modules.cpp
@@ -145,11 +145,15 @@ void setupModules()
             delete upDownInterruptImpl1;
             upDownInterruptImpl1 = nullptr;
         }
+
+#if HAS_SCREEN
+        // In order to have the user button dismiss the canned message frame, this class lightly interacts with the Screen class
         scanAndSelectInput = new ScanAndSelectInput();
         if (!scanAndSelectInput->init()) {
             delete scanAndSelectInput;
             scanAndSelectInput = nullptr;
         }
+#endif
 
         cardKbI2cImpl = new CardKbI2cImpl();
         cardKbI2cImpl->init();