diff --git a/UI/window-basic-main.cpp b/UI/window-basic-main.cpp
index 9e29bb0c4..a53ff328c 100644
--- a/UI/window-basic-main.cpp
+++ b/UI/window-basic-main.cpp
@@ -1839,7 +1839,7 @@ void OBSBasic::OnFirstLoad()
 	if (api)
 		api->on_event(OBS_FRONTEND_EVENT_FINISHED_LOADING);
 
-#ifdef BROWSER_AVAILABLE
+#if defined(BROWSER_AVAILABLE) && defined(_WIN32)
 	/* Attempt to load init screen if available */
 	if (cef) {
 		WhatsNewInfoThread *wnit = new WhatsNewInfoThread();