diff --git a/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_en50494.c b/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_en50494.c
index 57f4e6d2..b8a2e635 100644
--- a/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_en50494.c
+++ b/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_en50494.c
@@ -257,10 +257,6 @@ linuxdvb_en50494_create0
   linuxdvb_diseqc_t *ld;
   linuxdvb_en50494_t *le;
 
-  /* Ignore */
-  if (strcmp(name, "Generic"))
-    return NULL;
-
   if (port > 1) {
     tvherror("en50494", "only 2 ports/positions are posible. given %i", port);
     port = 0;