diff --git a/src/graphics/Screen.cpp b/src/graphics/Screen.cpp
index 1e82eef7d6..b469840d6d 100644
--- a/src/graphics/Screen.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/Screen.cpp
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ static void drawTextMessageFrame(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayUiState *state
     }
 
     display->setColor(WHITE);
+#ifndef EXCLUDE_EMOJI
     if (strcmp(reinterpret_cast<const char *>(mp.decoded.payload.bytes), u8"\U0001F44D") == 0) {
         display->drawXbm(x + (SCREEN_WIDTH - thumbs_width) / 2,
                          y + (SCREEN_HEIGHT - FONT_HEIGHT_MEDIUM - thumbs_height) / 2 + 2 + 5, thumbs_width, thumbs_height,
@@ -597,6 +598,10 @@ static void drawTextMessageFrame(OLEDDisplay *display, OLEDDisplayUiState *state
         snprintf(tempBuf, sizeof(tempBuf), "%s", mp.decoded.payload.bytes);
         display->drawStringMaxWidth(0 + x, 0 + y + FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL, x + display->getWidth(), tempBuf);
     }
+#else
+    snprintf(tempBuf, sizeof(tempBuf), "%s", mp.decoded.payload.bytes);
+    display->drawStringMaxWidth(0 + x, 0 + y + FONT_HEIGHT_SMALL, x + display->getWidth(), tempBuf);
+#endif
 }
 
 /// Draw the last waypoint we received
diff --git a/src/graphics/images.h b/src/graphics/images.h
index deaf081595..42b4b5b818 100644
--- a/src/graphics/images.h
+++ b/src/graphics/images.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const uint8_t imgQuestion[] PROGMEM = {0xbf, 0x41, 0xc0, 0x8b, 0xdb, 0x70, 0xa1,
 const uint8_t imgSF[] PROGMEM = {0xd2, 0xb7, 0xad, 0xbb, 0x92, 0x01, 0xfd, 0xfd, 0x15, 0x85, 0xf5};
 #endif
 
+#ifndef EXCLUDE_EMOJI
 #define thumbs_height 25
 #define thumbs_width 25
 static unsigned char thumbup[] PROGMEM = {
@@ -195,5 +196,6 @@ static unsigned char poo[] PROGMEM = {
     0x4C, 0xD8, 0x63, 0x06, 0xF8, 0xFC, 0x36, 0x06, 0xFE, 0x0F, 0x9C, 0x1F, 0x07, 0x03, 0xC0, 0x30, 0x03, 0x00, 0x78, 0x20,
     0x01, 0x00, 0x1F, 0x20, 0x03, 0xE0, 0x03, 0x20, 0x07, 0x7E, 0x04, 0x30, 0xFE, 0x0F, 0xFC, 0x1F, 0xF0, 0x00, 0xF0, 0x0F,
 };
+#endif
 
 #include "img/icon.xbm"