diff --git a/app/src/cli.c b/app/src/cli.c
index 1ba7fe1f..066f46fc 100644
--- a/app/src/cli.c
+++ b/app/src/cli.c
@@ -2041,6 +2041,15 @@ parse_args_with_getopt(struct scrcpy_cli_args *args, int argc, char *argv[],
     }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_USB
+    if (!opts->mirror && opts->control && !opts->otg) {
+#else
+    if (!opts->mirror && opts->control) {
+#endif
+        LOGD("Mirroring is disabled, force --no-control");
+        opts->control = false;
+    }
+
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/app/src/scrcpy.c b/app/src/scrcpy.c
index 2c7fbf30..03b643f6 100644
--- a/app/src/scrcpy.c
+++ b/app/src/scrcpy.c
@@ -426,7 +426,8 @@ scrcpy(struct scrcpy_options *options) {
 
     struct sc_file_pusher *fp = NULL;
 
-    if (options->mirror && options->control) {
+    assert(!options->control || options->mirror); // control implies mirror
+    if (options->control) {
         if (!sc_file_pusher_init(&s->file_pusher, serial,
                                  options->push_target)) {
             goto end;