diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bc540fb..eb3e502 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ one per merged pull request.
     Steam's HDMI-CEC settings (and its CEC volume buttons). HDMI-CEC now adds
     a drop-in for `steam-launcher.service` that overrides it with
     `STEAM_ENABLE_CEC=1` (`/etc/steamify/steam-cec.env`).
+  - HDMI-CEC set up by 1.1.0/1.1.1 shows as off and ticked, so a normal run
+    (Enter) adds this.
 
 ## 1.1.1 - 2026-09-25
 
diff --git a/lib/cec.sh b/lib/cec.sh
index 710616a..cc5412d 100644
--- a/lib/cec.sh
+++ b/lib/cec.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ cec_link_steamos_manager() {
     return 0
 }
 
-cec_status() { pacman -Q "${CEC_PKGS[@]}" >/dev/null 2>&1; }
+cec_installed() { pacman -Q "${CEC_PKGS[@]}" >/dev/null 2>&1; }
+# On = installed and Steam told to show its CEC settings. An install from
+# before 1.1.2 lacks the latter; the menu then ticks it (see cec_repair).
+cec_status() { cec_installed && [[ -f "$CEC_STEAM_DROPIN" ]]; }
+cec_repair() { cec_installed && ! cec_status; }
 
 fetch_holo_pkg() {
     # fetch_holo_pkg <dir> <package>: download the newest <package> from
diff --git a/lib/menu.sh b/lib/menu.sh
index ebf6898..bf8f3cf 100644
--- a/lib/menu.sh
+++ b/lib/menu.sh
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ detect_components() {
         if "${c}_status"; then CURRENT[$c]=1; any=true; else CURRENT[$c]=0; fi
         WANTED[$c]=${CURRENT[$c]}
     done
+    # HDMI-CEC set up by an older version: tick it, so a normal run fixes it.
+    component_available cec && cec_repair && WANTED[cec]=1
     # Shows the current and newest BIOS version.
     bios_available && { bios_lookup_newest; LABEL[bios]="$(bios_label)"; }
     # First run: preselect the full SteamOS experience (never an action).
diff --git a/lib/steam-machine.sh b/lib/steam-machine.sh
index 1e2d9b0..d62733b 100644
--- a/lib/steam-machine.sh
+++ b/lib/steam-machine.sh
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ kernel_overview() {
         fi
         echo -e "  ${running}${line}"
     done
-    cec_status && { echo; echo -e "    $(cec_overview)"; }
+    cec_installed && { echo; echo -e "    $(cec_overview)"; }
     if [[ "$leds" == true ]]; then
         local loaded="$miss" nodes
         lsmod | grep -q '^leds_valve' && loaded="$mark"