diff --git a/src/main/drivers/sdcard.c b/src/main/drivers/sdcard.c
index ef98230532..91d4fcd7bd 100644
--- a/src/main/drivers/sdcard.c
+++ b/src/main/drivers/sdcard.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ bool sdcard_isInserted(void)
 /**
  * Dispatch
  */
-sdcardVTable_t *sdcardVTable;
+sdcardVTable_t *sdcardVTable = NULL;
 
 void sdcard_init(void)
 {
@@ -100,17 +100,29 @@ void sdcard_init(void)
 
 bool sdcard_readBlock(uint32_t blockIndex, uint8_t *buffer, sdcard_operationCompleteCallback_c callback, uint32_t callbackData)
 {
-    return sdcardVTable->readBlock(blockIndex, buffer, callback, callbackData);
+    if (sdcardVTable) {
+        return sdcardVTable->readBlock(blockIndex, buffer, callback, callbackData);
+    } else {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
 
 sdcardOperationStatus_e sdcard_beginWriteBlocks(uint32_t blockIndex, uint32_t blockCount)
 {
-    return sdcardVTable->beginWriteBlocks(blockIndex, blockCount);
+    if (sdcardVTable) {
+        return sdcardVTable->beginWriteBlocks(blockIndex, blockCount);
+    } else {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
 
 sdcardOperationStatus_e sdcard_writeBlock(uint32_t blockIndex, uint8_t *buffer, sdcard_operationCompleteCallback_c callback, uint32_t callbackData)
 {
-    return sdcardVTable->writeBlock(blockIndex, buffer, callback, callbackData);
+    if (sdcardVTable) {
+        return sdcardVTable->writeBlock(blockIndex, buffer, callback, callbackData);
+    } else {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
 
 bool sdcard_poll(void)
diff --git a/src/main/fc/fc_init.c b/src/main/fc/fc_init.c
index d327d685a8..afbc605815 100644
--- a/src/main/fc/fc_init.c
+++ b/src/main/fc/fc_init.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "platform.h"
 
 #include "blackbox/blackbox.h"
+#include "blackbox/blackbox_io.h"
 
 #include "build/assert.h"
 #include "build/atomic.h"
@@ -597,21 +598,30 @@ void init(void)
     }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef USE_BLACKBOX
+    // SDCARD and FLASHFS are used only for blackbox
+    // Make sure we only init what's necessary for blackbox
+    switch (blackboxConfig()->device) {
 #ifdef USE_FLASHFS
+        case BLACKBOX_DEVICE_FLASH:
 #ifdef USE_FLASH_M25P16
-    m25p16_init(0);
+            m25p16_init(0);
 #endif
-
-    flashfsInit();
+            flashfsInit();
+            break;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_SDCARD
-    sdcardInsertionDetectInit();
-    sdcard_init();
-    afatfs_init();
+        case BLACKBOX_DEVICE_SDCARD:
+            sdcardInsertionDetectInit();
+            sdcard_init();
+            afatfs_init();
+            break;
 #endif
+        default:
+            break;
+    }
 
-#ifdef USE_BLACKBOX
     blackboxInit();
 #endif