diff --git a/selfdrive/boardd/boardd.cc b/selfdrive/boardd/boardd.cc
index 1b84a785b1ed0d..828ccfa621670b 100644
--- a/selfdrive/boardd/boardd.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/boardd/boardd.cc
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ void peripheral_control_thread(Panda *panda, bool no_fan_control) {
     }
 
     // Disable IR on input timeout
-    if (nanos_since_boot() - last_driver_camera_t > 1e9) {
+    if (Params().getBool("dp_jetson") || nanos_since_boot() - last_driver_camera_t > 1e9) {
       ir_pwr = 0;
     }