diff --git a/src/comm/LinkManager.cc b/src/comm/LinkManager.cc
index fb9056cbc1aad1400b91336ab533b99b613f528c..530b9b05cabb0de0d21037f1e330ab5a2e1d30c7 100644
--- a/src/comm/LinkManager.cc
+++ b/src/comm/LinkManager.cc
@@ -499,6 +499,8 @@ void LinkManager::_updateAutoConnectLinks(void)
     if (!_autoconnectConfigurations.count()) {
         portList = QGCSerialPortInfo::availablePorts();
     }
+#else
+    portList = QGCSerialPortInfo::availablePorts();
 #endif
 
     // Iterate Comm Ports