diff --git a/wled00/dmx.cpp b/wled00/dmx.cpp
index 24604d24..0a9d1ae4 100644
--- a/wled00/dmx.cpp
+++ b/wled00/dmx.cpp
@@ -95,12 +95,16 @@ void handleDMX() {}
 
 
 #ifdef WLED_ENABLE_DMX_INPUT
+
+#include <esp_dmx.h>
+
+
 dmx_port_t dmxPort = 2;
 void initDMX() {
 /* Set the DMX hardware pins to the pins that we want to use. */
   int dmxTransmitPin = 2;
   int dmxReceivePin = 27;
-  int dmxEnablePin = -1;
+  int dmxEnablePin = 26;
   dmx_set_pin(dmxPort, dmxTransmitPin, dmxReceivePin, dmxEnablePin);
 
   /* Now we can install the DMX driver! We'll tell it which DMX port to use and
diff --git a/wled00/wled.cpp b/wled00/wled.cpp
index 1fce9b31..fc2fb129 100644
--- a/wled00/wled.cpp
+++ b/wled00/wled.cpp
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ void WLED::setup()
 #endif
 #ifdef WLED_ENABLE_DMX_INPUT //reserve GPIO2 and 27 as hardcoded DMX pins
   pinManager.allocatePin(2, true, PinOwner::DMX);
+  pinManager.allocatePin(26, true, PinOwner::DMX);
   pinManager.allocatePin(27, true, PinOwner::DMX);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/wled00/wled.h b/wled00/wled.h
index 70fa9e46..cf13af11 100644
--- a/wled00/wled.h
+++ b/wled00/wled.h
@@ -132,10 +132,6 @@
  #endif
 #endif
 
-#ifdef WLED_ENABLE_DMX_INPUT
-#include <esp_dmx.h>
-#endif
-
 #include "src/dependencies/e131/ESPAsyncE131.h"
 #ifdef WLED_ENABLE_MQTT
 #include "src/dependencies/async-mqtt-client/AsyncMqttClient.h"