diff --git a/board/drivers/can.h b/board/drivers/can.h
index 422da965cfeba4..39958b03175ef2 100644
--- a/board/drivers/can.h
+++ b/board/drivers/can.h
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ void can_init_all() {
 }
 
 void can_set_gmlan(int bus) {
+  #ifdef PANDA
   if (bus == -1 || bus != can_num_lookup[3]) {
     // GMLAN OFF
     switch (can_num_lookup[3]) {
@@ -238,6 +239,7 @@ void can_set_gmlan(int bus) {
     can_num_lookup[3] = 2;
     can_init(2);
   }
+  #endif
 }
 
 // CAN error