diff --git a/src/gui/GeneralSettings2.cpp b/src/gui/GeneralSettings2.cpp
index ad767ad14..59f0e5ee1 100644
--- a/src/gui/GeneralSettings2.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/GeneralSettings2.cpp
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ wxPanel* GeneralSettings2::AddGeneralPage(wxNotebook* notebook)
 			m_auto_update = new wxCheckBox(box, wxID_ANY, _("Automatically check for updates"));
 			m_auto_update->SetToolTip(_("Automatically checks for new cemu versions on startup"));
 			second_row->Add(m_auto_update, 0, botflag, 5);
+#if BOOST_OS_LINUX || BOOST_OS_MACOS
+			m_auto_update->Disable();
+#endif
 			second_row->AddSpacer(10);
 			m_save_screenshot = new wxCheckBox(box, wxID_ANY, _("Save screenshot"));
 			m_save_screenshot->SetToolTip(_("Pressing the screenshot key (F12) will save a screenshot directly to the screenshots folder"));
diff --git a/src/gui/GettingStartedDialog.cpp b/src/gui/GettingStartedDialog.cpp
index c84582b8f..69f429b0f 100644
--- a/src/gui/GettingStartedDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/GettingStartedDialog.cpp
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ wxPanel* GettingStartedDialog::CreatePage2()
 
 		m_update = new wxCheckBox(sizer->GetStaticBox(), wxID_ANY, _("Automatically check for updates"));
 		option_sizer->Add(m_update, 0, wxALL, 5);
+#if BOOST_OS_LINUX || BOOST_OS_MACOS
+		m_update->Disable();
+#endif
 
 		sizer->Add(option_sizer, 1, wxEXPAND, 5);
 		page2_sizer->Add(sizer, 0, wxALL | wxEXPAND, 5);
diff --git a/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
index 95d9bcdba..74591c58c 100644
--- a/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -2254,6 +2254,9 @@ void MainWindow::RecreateMenu()
 	//helpMenu->Append(MAINFRAME_MENU_ID_HELP_WEB, wxT("&Visit website"));
 	//helpMenu->AppendSeparator();
 	m_check_update_menu = helpMenu->Append(MAINFRAME_MENU_ID_HELP_UPDATE, _("&Check for updates"));
+#if BOOST_OS_LINUX || BOOST_OS_MACOS
+	m_check_update_menu->Enable(false);
+#endif
 	helpMenu->Append(MAINFRAME_MENU_ID_HELP_GETTING_STARTED, _("&Getting started"));
 	helpMenu->AppendSeparator();
 	helpMenu->Append(MAINFRAME_MENU_ID_HELP_ABOUT, _("&About Cemu"));