diff --git a/src/Gui/GuiApplicationNativeEventAware.cpp b/src/Gui/GuiApplicationNativeEventAware.cpp
index 42e8ded33c..9e02558875 100644
--- a/src/Gui/GuiApplicationNativeEventAware.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/GuiApplicationNativeEventAware.cpp
@@ -59,11 +59,15 @@ Gui::GUIApplicationNativeEventAware::~GUIApplicationNativeEventAware() = default
 void Gui::GUIApplicationNativeEventAware::initSpaceball(QMainWindow *window)
 {
 #if defined(_USE_3DCONNEXION_SDK) || defined(SPNAV_FOUND)
+# if defined(USE_3DCONNEXION_NAVLIB)
     ParameterGrp::handle hViewGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath(
          "User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/View");
     if (nativeEvent && hViewGrp->GetBool("LegacySpaceMouseDevices", false)) {
         nativeEvent->initSpaceball(window);
     }
+# else
+    nativeEvent->initSpaceball(window);
+# endif
 #else
     Q_UNUSED(window);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsNavigation.cpp b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsNavigation.cpp
index a1df77b0a8..6a56a33d8f 100644
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsNavigation.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsNavigation.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ DlgSettingsNavigation::DlgSettingsNavigation(QWidget* parent)
     retranslate();
 #if !defined(_USE_3DCONNEXION_SDK) && !defined(SPNAV_FOUND)
     ui->legacySpaceMouseDevices->setDisabled(true);
+#elif !defined(USE_3DCONNEXION_NAVLIB)
+    ui->spaceMouseDevice->setHidden(true);
+    ui->legacySpaceMouseDevices->setHidden(true);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp b/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp
index cd21a948d5..00bc181768 100644
--- a/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp
@@ -567,11 +567,15 @@ void View3DInventorViewer::init()
     //filter a few qt events
     viewerEventFilter = new ViewerEventFilter;
     installEventFilter(viewerEventFilter);
+#if defined(USE_3DCONNEXION_NAVLIB)
     ParameterGrp::handle hViewGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath(
         "User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/View");
     if (hViewGrp->GetBool("LegacySpaceMouseDevices", false)) {
         getEventFilter()->registerInputDevice(new SpaceNavigatorDevice);
     }
+#else
+    getEventFilter()->registerInputDevice(new SpaceNavigatorDevice);
+#endif
     getEventFilter()->registerInputDevice(new GesturesDevice(this));
 
     try{