diff --git a/src/emu/emuopts.c b/src/emu/emuopts.c
index 72baf54a2f0..1a339b0fc5c 100644
--- a/src/emu/emuopts.c
+++ b/src/emu/emuopts.c
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ bool emu_options::add_slot_options(bool isfirst)
 	slot_interface_iterator iter(config.root_device());
 	for (const device_slot_interface *slot = iter.first(); slot != NULL; slot = iter.next())
 	{
+		if (slot->fixed()) continue;
 		// first device? add the header as to be pretty
 		if (first && isfirst)
 		{