diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 939b78f2..3f004913 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     qWarning().noquote() << "app startd" << "(log: " + logPath + ")";
 
     // Desktop entry
+#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
     registerXdgMime(app);
+#endif
 
     IPC *ipc = new IPC(&app);
     QStringList posArgs = parser.positionalArguments();
diff --git a/src/qt/utils.cpp b/src/qt/utils.cpp
index 35b5a835..bcf69917 100644
--- a/src/qt/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/utils.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ QString getAccountName(){
     return accountName;
 }
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
 QString xdgMime(QApplication &app){
     return QString(
         "[Desktop Entry]\n"
@@ -88,7 +89,6 @@ QString xdgMime(QApplication &app){
 }
 
 void registerXdgMime(QApplication &app){
-#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
     // Register desktop entry
     // - MacOS handled via Info.plist
     // - Windows handled in the installer by rbrunner7
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ void registerXdgMime(QApplication &app){
 #endif
 
     fileWrite(filePath, mime);
-#endif
 }
+#endif
 
 QString randomUserAgent(){
     QStringList urand;
diff --git a/src/qt/utils.h b/src/qt/utils.h
index f48dff97..17fb44d9 100644
--- a/src/qt/utils.h
+++ b/src/qt/utils.h
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@ bool fileExists(QString path);
 QByteArray fileOpen(QString path);
 bool fileWrite(QString path, QString data);
 QString getAccountName();
+#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
 QString xdgMime(QApplication &app);
 void registerXdgMime(QApplication &app);
+#endif
 const static QRegExp reURI = QRegExp("^\\w+:\\/\\/([\\w+\\-?\\-_\\-=\\-&]+)");
 QString randomUserAgent();