diff --git a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
index 4b79882bd..b526bc869 100644
--- a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ void NodeDB::loadFromDisk()
     spiLock->unlock();
 #endif
 #ifdef FSCom
-#ifdef FACTORY_INSTALL
+#if defined(FACTORY_INSTALL) && !defined(ARCH_PORTDUINO)
     spiLock->lock();
     if (!FSCom.exists("/prefs/" xstr(BUILD_EPOCH))) {
         LOG_WARN("Factory Install Reset!");