diff --git a/plugins/rtmp-services/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/rtmp-services/CMakeLists.txt
index c7fd64034..07e725076 100644
--- a/plugins/rtmp-services/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/rtmp-services/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ set(rtmp-services_HEADERS
 set(RTMP_SERVICES_URL
 	"https://obsproject.com/obs2_update/rtmp-services"
 	CACHE STRING "Default services package URL")
+option(CHECK_FOR_SERVICE_UPDATES "Checks for service updates" OFF)
 
 configure_file(
 	"${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/lookup-config.h.in"
diff --git a/plugins/rtmp-services/lookup-config.h.in b/plugins/rtmp-services/lookup-config.h.in
index 94f7c99c3..d1cb6ed0e 100644
--- a/plugins/rtmp-services/lookup-config.h.in
+++ b/plugins/rtmp-services/lookup-config.h.in
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#ifndef TRUE
+#define TRUE 1
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ON
+#define ON 1
+#endif
+
+#ifndef FALSE
+#define FALSE 0
+#endif
+
+#ifndef OFF
+#define OFF 0
+#endif
+
 #define RTMP_SERVICES_URL "@RTMP_SERVICES_URL@"
+#define CHECK_FOR_SERVICE_UPDATES @CHECK_FOR_SERVICE_UPDATES@
diff --git a/plugins/rtmp-services/rtmp-services-main.c b/plugins/rtmp-services/rtmp-services-main.c
index 3897dea0e..c793fa1ed 100644
--- a/plugins/rtmp-services/rtmp-services-main.c
+++ b/plugins/rtmp-services/rtmp-services-main.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ bool obs_module_load(void)
 {
 	init_twitch_data();
 
+#if CHECK_FOR_SERVICE_UPDATES
 	char *local_dir = obs_module_file("");
 	char *cache_dir = obs_module_config_path("");
 	struct dstr module_name = {0};
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ bool obs_module_load(void)
 	bfree(local_dir);
 	bfree(cache_dir);
 	dstr_free(&module_name);
+#endif
 
 	obs_register_service(&rtmp_common_service);
 	obs_register_service(&rtmp_custom_service);