diff --git a/engines/scumm/detection.cpp b/engines/scumm/detection.cpp
index 31e056b3a62..aad341bca7e 100644
--- a/engines/scumm/detection.cpp
+++ b/engines/scumm/detection.cpp
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ const ExtraGuiOptions ScummMetaEngineDetection::getExtraGuiOptions(const Common:
 	const Common::String guiOptions = parseGameGUIOptions(guiOptionsString);
 	const Common::Platform platform = Common::parsePlatform(ConfMan.get("platform", target));
 
-	if (target.empty() || gameid == "monkey") {
+	if (target.empty() || gameid == "monkey" || gameid == "monkey2") {
 		options.push_back(enableEnhancements);
 	}
 
diff --git a/engines/scumm/string.cpp b/engines/scumm/string.cpp
index bca2350b279..ce1c1147c63 100644
--- a/engines/scumm/string.cpp
+++ b/engines/scumm/string.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ void ScummEngine::printString(int m, const byte *msg) {
 		if (_game.id == GID_MONKEY2 && _roomResource == 19 &&
 			vm.slot[_currentScript].number == 203 &&
 			_actorToPrintStrFor == 255 && strcmp((const char *)msg, " ") == 0 &&
-			getOwner(200) == VAR(VAR_EGO) && VAR(VAR_HAVE_MSG)) {
+			getOwner(200) == VAR(VAR_EGO) && VAR(VAR_HAVE_MSG) &&
+			ConfMan.getBool("enable_enhancements")) {
 			return;
 		}