diff --git a/sdrgui/mainwindow.cpp b/sdrgui/mainwindow.cpp
index a6b54d6c9..f2f6a1c99 100644
--- a/sdrgui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/sdrgui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -221,8 +221,6 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(qtwebapp::LoggerWithFile *logger, const MainParser& parse
         qWarning("MainWindow::MainWindow: could not register resource file %s/%s", qPrintable(applicationDirPath), "sdrbase.rcc");
     }
 
-    m_mimoEnabled = parser.getMIMOSupport();
-
 	m_apiAdapter = new WebAPIAdapterGUI(*this);
 	m_requestMapper = new WebAPIRequestMapper(this);
 	m_requestMapper->setAdapter(m_apiAdapter);
@@ -1914,7 +1912,7 @@ void MainWindow::on_action_addSinkDevice_triggered()
 
 void MainWindow::on_action_addMIMODevice_triggered()
 {
-    if (m_mimoEnabled) {
+    if (m_dspEngine->getMIMOSupport()) {
         addMIMODevice();
     } else {
         QMessageBox::information(this, tr("Message"), tr("MIMO operation not supported yet"));
diff --git a/sdrgui/mainwindow.h b/sdrgui/mainwindow.h
index 9cb8e0e98..baf965c7d 100644
--- a/sdrgui/mainwindow.h
+++ b/sdrgui/mainwindow.h
@@ -330,7 +330,6 @@ private:
 	WebAPIAdapterGUI *m_apiAdapter;
 	QString m_apiHost;
 	int m_apiPort;
-    bool m_mimoEnabled;
 
 	CommandKeyReceiver *m_commandKeyReceiver;