diff --git a/OpenFlipper.cc b/OpenFlipper.cc
index 78df4239eaed1e15d2cca544b0f9d5233f8573c3..8d3d9b86a0febf232e8087653acf154d047b9784 100644
--- a/OpenFlipper.cc
+++ b/OpenFlipper.cc
@@ -399,8 +399,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
       return 1;
     }
 
+#ifdef WIN32
 	//attach a console if necessary
 	attachConsole();
+#endif
 
     QString tLang = OpenFlipperSettings().value("Core/Language/Translation","en_US").toString();