diff --git a/adl.c b/adl.c
index 837f24c2..6ed6a182 100644
--- a/adl.c
+++ b/adl.c
@@ -692,11 +692,7 @@ int gpu_fanpercent(int gpu)
 	unlock_adl();
 	if (unlikely(ga->has_fanspeed && ret == -1)) {
 		applog(LOG_WARNING, "GPU %d stopped reporting fanspeed due to driver corruption", gpu);
-		if (opt_restart) {
-			applog(LOG_WARNING, "Restart enabled, will restart cgminer");
-			applog(LOG_WARNING, "You can disable this with the --no-restart option");
-			app_restart();
-		}
+		applog(LOG_WARNING, "You will need to start cgminer from scratch to correct this");
 		applog(LOG_WARNING, "Disabling fanspeed monitoring on this device");
 		ga->has_fanspeed = false;
 	}