diff --git a/app/app.c b/app/app.c
index 04d8c2a..dc958f8 100644
--- a/app/app.c
+++ b/app/app.c
@@ -1895,24 +1895,24 @@ void APP_TimeSlice500ms(void)
 	if (gCurrentFunction != FUNCTION_POWER_SAVE && gCurrentFunction != FUNCTION_TRANSMIT)
 		updateRSSI(gEeprom.RX_VFO);
 
-	#ifdef ENABLE_FMRADIO
-		if (!gPttIsPressed && gFM_ResumeCountdown_500ms > 0)
+	if (!gPttIsPressed && gVFOStateResumeCountdown_500ms > 0)
+	{
+		if (--gVFOStateResumeCountdown_500ms == 0)
 		{
-			if (--gFM_ResumeCountdown_500ms == 0)
-			{
-				RADIO_SetVfoState(VFO_STATE_NORMAL);
-
-				if (gCurrentFunction != FUNCTION_RECEIVE  &&
-				    gCurrentFunction != FUNCTION_TRANSMIT &&
-				    gCurrentFunction != FUNCTION_MONITOR  &&
-					gFmRadioMode)
-				{	// switch back to FM radio mode
-					FM_Start();
-					GUI_SelectNextDisplay(DISPLAY_FM);
-				}
+			RADIO_SetVfoState(VFO_STATE_NORMAL);
+#ifdef ENABLE_FMRADIO
+			if (gCurrentFunction != FUNCTION_RECEIVE  &&
+			    gCurrentFunction != FUNCTION_TRANSMIT &&
+			    gCurrentFunction != FUNCTION_MONITOR  &&
+				gFmRadioMode)
+			{	// switch back to FM radio mode
+				FM_Start();
+				GUI_SelectNextDisplay(DISPLAY_FM);
 			}
+#endif				
 		}
-	#endif
+	}
+
 
 	if (gLowBattery)
 	{
diff --git a/app/fm.c b/app/fm.c
index d91259c..2da0da0 100644
--- a/app/fm.c
+++ b/app/fm.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ bool              gFM_AutoScan;
 uint8_t           gFM_ChannelPosition;
 bool              gFM_FoundFrequency;
 bool              gFM_AutoScan;
-uint8_t           gFM_ResumeCountdown_500ms;
 uint16_t          gFM_RestoreCountdown_10ms;
 
 bool FM_CheckValidChannel(uint8_t Channel)
diff --git a/app/fm.h b/app/fm.h
index 012119a..1e19348 100644
--- a/app/fm.h
+++ b/app/fm.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ extern uint8_t           gFM_ChannelPosition;
 extern uint16_t          gFM_FrequencyDeviation;
 extern bool              gFM_FoundFrequency;
 extern bool              gFM_AutoScan;
-extern uint8_t           gFM_ResumeCountdown_500ms;
 extern uint16_t          gFM_RestoreCountdown_10ms;
 
 bool    FM_CheckValidChannel(uint8_t Channel);
diff --git a/misc.c b/misc.c
index d4ec9f2..0f4d51a 100644
--- a/misc.c
+++ b/misc.c
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@
 #include "misc.h"
 #include "settings.h"
 
-const uint8_t     fm_resume_countdown_500ms        =  2500 / 500;  // 2.5 seconds
 const uint8_t     fm_radio_countdown_500ms         =  2000 / 500;  // 2 seconds
 const uint16_t    fm_play_countdown_scan_10ms      =   100 / 10;   // 100ms
 const uint16_t    fm_play_countdown_noscan_10ms    =  1200 / 10;   // 1.2 seconds
 const uint16_t    fm_restore_countdown_10ms        =  5000 / 10;   // 5 seconds
 
+const uint8_t     vfo_state_resume_countdown_500ms =  2500 / 500;  // 2.5 seconds
+
 const uint8_t     menu_timeout_500ms               =  20000 / 500;  // 20 seconds
 const uint16_t    menu_timeout_long_500ms          = 120000 / 500;  // 2 minutes
 
@@ -141,6 +142,8 @@ volatile bool     gTxTimeoutReached;
 
 volatile uint16_t gTailNoteEliminationCountdown_10ms;
 
+volatile uint8_t    gVFOStateResumeCountdown_500ms;
+
 #ifdef ENABLE_NOAA
 	volatile uint16_t gNOAA_Countdown_10ms;
 #endif
diff --git a/misc.h b/misc.h
index 61c42c4..df4d91a 100644
--- a/misc.h
+++ b/misc.h
@@ -93,12 +93,13 @@ enum scan_next_chan_t {
 };
 typedef enum scan_next_chan_t scan_next_chan_t;
 
-extern const uint8_t         fm_resume_countdown_500ms;
 extern const uint8_t         fm_radio_countdown_500ms;
 extern const uint16_t        fm_play_countdown_scan_10ms;
 extern const uint16_t        fm_play_countdown_noscan_10ms;
 extern const uint16_t        fm_restore_countdown_10ms;
 
+extern const uint8_t        vfo_state_resume_countdown_500ms;
+
 extern const uint8_t         menu_timeout_500ms;
 extern const uint16_t        menu_timeout_long_500ms;
 
@@ -319,6 +320,7 @@ extern volatile bool         gNextTimeslice40ms;
 	extern volatile bool     gScheduleNOAA;
 #endif
 extern volatile bool         gFlagTailNoteEliminationComplete;
+extern volatile uint8_t      gVFOStateResumeCountdown_500ms;
 #ifdef ENABLE_FMRADIO
 	extern volatile bool     gScheduleFM;
 #endif
diff --git a/radio.c b/radio.c
index d344742..4ec19fc 100644
--- a/radio.c
+++ b/radio.c
@@ -898,10 +898,7 @@ void RADIO_SetVfoState(VfoState_t State)
 	{
 		VfoState[0] = VFO_STATE_NORMAL;
 		VfoState[1] = VFO_STATE_NORMAL;
-
-		#ifdef ENABLE_FMRADIO
-			gFM_ResumeCountdown_500ms = 0;
-		#endif
+		gVFOStateResumeCountdown_500ms = 0;
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -916,9 +913,7 @@ void RADIO_SetVfoState(VfoState_t State)
 			VfoState[vfo] = State;
 		}
 
-		#ifdef ENABLE_FMRADIO
-			gFM_ResumeCountdown_500ms = fm_resume_countdown_500ms;
-		#endif
+		gVFOStateResumeCountdown_500ms = vfo_state_resume_countdown_500ms;
 	}
 
 	gUpdateDisplay = true;
diff --git a/ui/main.c b/ui/main.c
index fa0ef7d..376e852 100644
--- a/ui/main.c
+++ b/ui/main.c
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ void UI_DisplayMain(void)
 		uint8_t           *p_line0    = gFrameBuffer[line + 0];
 		uint8_t           *p_line1    = gFrameBuffer[line + 1];
 		unsigned int       mode       = 0;
-		unsigned int       state;
 
 		if (single_vfo)
 		{	// we're in single VFO mode - screen is dedicated to just one VFO
@@ -472,7 +471,7 @@ void UI_DisplayMain(void)
 
 		// ************
 
-		state = VfoState[vfo_num];
+		unsigned int state = VfoState[vfo_num];
 
 		#ifdef ENABLE_ALARM
 			if (gCurrentFunction == FUNCTION_TRANSMIT && gAlarmState == ALARM_STATE_ALARM)