diff --git a/src/rec/aiRecord.c b/src/rec/aiRecord.c
index 5296538a8..8d1dbd988 100644
--- a/src/rec/aiRecord.c
+++ b/src/rec/aiRecord.c
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ static long init_record(void *precord,int pass)
 	return(S_dev_missingSup);
     }
     pai->init = TRUE;
-    if ((pai->linr == menuConvertLINEAR) && pdset->special_linconv) {
+    /*The following is for old device support that doesnt know about eoff*/
+    if ((pai->eslo==1.0) && (pai->eoff==0.0)) {
 	pai->eoff = pai->egul;
     }
     
diff --git a/src/rec/aoRecord.c b/src/rec/aoRecord.c
index b151745e3..cbe72ad00 100644
--- a/src/rec/aoRecord.c
+++ b/src/rec/aoRecord.c
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ static long init_record(pao,pass)
 	return(S_dev_missingSup);
     }
     pao->init = TRUE;
-    if ((pao->linr == menuConvertLINEAR) && pdset->special_linconv) {
+    /*The following is for old device support that doesnt know about eoff*/
+    if ((pao->eslo==1.0) && (pao->eoff==0.0)) {
 	pao->eoff = pao->egul;
     }