diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 7a11ca2e0..95a5a20e5 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -543,12 +543,14 @@ void setup()
     tftSetup();
 #endif
 
+#if defined(HAS_PMU)
     // Currently only the tbeam has a PMU
     // PMU initialization needs to be placed before i2c scanning
     power = new Power();
     power->setStatusHandler(powerStatus);
     powerStatus->observe(&power->newStatus);
     power->setup(); // Must be after status handler is installed, so that handler gets notified of the initial configuration
+#endif
 
 #if !MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_I2C
     // We need to scan here to decide if we have a screen for nodeDB.init() and because power has been applied to
@@ -1289,6 +1291,15 @@ void setup()
                                                        1000);
     }
 
+#if !defined(HAS_PMU)
+    // Currently only the tbeam has a PMU
+    // PMU initialization needs to be placed before i2c scanning
+    power = new Power();
+    power->setStatusHandler(powerStatus);
+    powerStatus->observe(&power->newStatus);
+    power->setup(); // Must be after status handler is installed, so that handler gets notified of the initial configuration
+#endif
+
     // This must be _after_ service.init because we need our preferences loaded from flash to have proper timeout values
     PowerFSM_setup(); // we will transition to ON in a couple of seconds, FIXME, only do this for cold boots, not waking from SDS
     powerFSMthread = new PowerFSMThread();