diff --git a/wled00/src/dependencies/dmx/SparkFunDMX.h b/wled00/src/dependencies/dmx/SparkFunDMX.h
index 73861153..3a24f442 100644
--- a/wled00/src/dependencies/dmx/SparkFunDMX.h
+++ b/wled00/src/dependencies/dmx/SparkFunDMX.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Distributed as-is; no warranty is given.
 #ifndef SparkFunDMX_h
 #define SparkFunDMX_h
 
-#define DMX_SEND_ONLY // this disables DMX sending features, and saves us two GPIO pins
+//#define DMX_SEND_ONLY // this disables DMX sending features, and saves us two GPIO pins
 
 // ---- Methods ----
 
diff --git a/wled00/wled.h b/wled00/wled.h
index 194eb063..f61f9015 100644
--- a/wled00/wled.h
+++ b/wled00/wled.h
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@
  #ifdef ESP8266
   #include "src/dependencies/dmx/ESPDMX.h"
  #else //ESP32
+  #ifndef WLED_ENABLE_DMX_INPUT
+  #define DMX_SEND_ONLY
+  #endif
   #include "src/dependencies/dmx/SparkFunDMX.h"
  #endif
 #endif