diff --git a/src/main/drivers/motor.c b/src/main/drivers/motor.c
index c51bd56107..ec3a9bd9a4 100644
--- a/src/main/drivers/motor.c
+++ b/src/main/drivers/motor.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void motorWriteAll(float *values)
 #endif
 }
 
-int motorCount(void)
+int motorDeviceCount(void)
 {
     return motorDevice->count;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/drivers/motor.h b/src/main/drivers/motor.h
index 52f3ca2014..2cb334b50e 100644
--- a/src/main/drivers/motor.h
+++ b/src/main/drivers/motor.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ uint16_t motorConvertToExternal(float motorValue);
 
 struct motorDevConfig_s; // XXX Shouldn't be needed once pwm_output* is really cleaned up.
 void motorDevInit(const struct motorDevConfig_s *motorConfig, uint16_t idlePulse, uint8_t motorCount);
+int motorDeviceCount(void);
 bool checkMotorProtocolEnabled(const motorDevConfig_t *motorConfig, bool *protocolIsDshot);
 bool isMotorProtocolDshot(void);
 bool isMotorProtocolEnabled(void);
diff --git a/src/main/drivers/pwm_output_dshot_shared.c b/src/main/drivers/pwm_output_dshot_shared.c
index 1c2efdce82..32dc0cd4d1 100644
--- a/src/main/drivers/pwm_output_dshot_shared.c
+++ b/src/main/drivers/pwm_output_dshot_shared.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include "drivers/dshot.h"
 #include "drivers/dshot_dpwm.h"
 #include "drivers/dshot_command.h"
+#include "drivers/motor.h"
 
 #include "pwm_output_dshot_shared.h"
 
@@ -264,12 +265,16 @@ bool isDshotMotorTelemetryActive(uint8_t motorIndex)
 
 bool isDshotTelemetryActive(void)
 {
-    for (unsigned i = 0; i < dshotPwmDevice.count; i++) {
-        if (!isDshotMotorTelemetryActive(i)) {
-            return false;
+    const unsigned motorCount = motorDeviceCount();
+    if (motorCount) {
+        for (unsigned i = 0; i < motorCount; i++) {
+            if (!isDshotMotorTelemetryActive(i)) {
+                return false;
+            }
         }
+        return true;
     }
-    return true;
+    return false;
 }
 
 #ifdef USE_DSHOT_TELEMETRY_STATS