diff --git a/app/src/display/Kconfig b/app/src/display/Kconfig
index 1cde0fe4e29..14a380b92d9 100644
--- a/app/src/display/Kconfig
+++ b/app/src/display/Kconfig
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ choice ZMK_DISPLAY_STATUS_SCREEN
 config ZMK_DISPLAY_STATUS_SCREEN_BUILT_IN
     bool "Built in status screen"
     select LV_OBJ_LABEL
-    imply LV_USE_THEME_MONO
+    imply LV_USE_THEME_MONO if LV_Z_BITS_PER_PIXEL=1
     imply ZMK_WIDGET_LAYER_STATUS
     imply ZMK_WIDGET_BATTERY_STATUS
     imply ZMK_WIDGET_OUTPUT_STATUS