diff --git a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_render.c b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_render.c
index 2f00daba5b..aef5dae899 100644
--- a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_render.c
+++ b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_render.c
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ static bool skin_render_line(struct skin_element* line, struct skin_draw_info *i
 static int get_subline_timeout(struct gui_wps *gwps, struct skin_element* line)
 {
     struct skin_element *element=line;
-    struct wps_token *token;
+    struct wps_token *token = NULL;
     int retval = DEFAULT_SUBLINE_TIME_MULTIPLIER*TIMEOUT_UNIT;
     if (element->type == LINE)
     {
@@ -662,9 +662,12 @@ static int get_subline_timeout(struct gui_wps *gwps, struct skin_element* line)
             struct conditional *conditional = SKINOFFSETTOPTR(skin_buffer, element->data);
             int val = evaluate_conditional(gwps, 0, conditional, element->children_count);
 
-            int tmoval = get_subline_timeout(gwps, get_child(element->children, val));
-            if (tmoval >= 0)
-                return MAX(retval, tmoval); /* Bugfix %t()%?CONDITIONAL tmo ignored */
+            if (val >= 0 || (token && token->type == SKIN_TOKEN_SUBLINE_TIMEOUT_HIDE))
+            {/* only need tmoval in false case if SKIN_TOKEN_SUBLINE_TIMEOUT_HIDE */
+                int tmoval = get_subline_timeout(gwps, get_child(element->children, val));
+                if (tmoval >= 0)
+                    return MAX(retval, tmoval); /* Bugfix %t()%?CONDITIONAL tmo ignored */
+            }
         }
         else if (type == COMMENT)
         {