diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/midi_time_axis.cc b/gtk2_ardour/midi_time_axis.cc
index 6d7638ecd5..a8faaf7ed4 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/midi_time_axis.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/midi_time_axis.cc
@@ -1218,7 +1218,8 @@ MidiTimeAxisView::show_all_automation (bool apply_to_selection)
 
 			// Show automation for all controllers named in midnam file
 			boost::shared_ptr<MasterDeviceNames> device_names = get_device_names();
-			if (device_names && !device_names->controls().empty()) {
+			if (gui_property (X_("midnam-model-name")) != "Generic" &&
+			     device_names && !device_names->controls().empty()) {
 				const std::string device_mode       = _midnam_custom_device_mode_selector.get_active_text();
 				const uint16_t    selected_channels = midi_track()->get_playback_channel_mask();
 				for (uint32_t chn = 0; chn < 16; ++chn) {