diff --git a/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
index 80fbe6a82..947cdc700 100644
--- a/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -2288,8 +2288,10 @@ void MainWindow::RecreateMenu()
 	// help menu
 	wxMenu* helpMenu = new wxMenu();
 	m_check_update_menu = helpMenu->Append(MAINFRAME_MENU_ID_HELP_UPDATE, _("&Check for updates"));
-#if BOOST_OS_MACOS // BOOST_OS_LINUX || 
-	m_check_update_menu->Enable(false);
+#if BOOST_OS_LINUX
+	if (!std::getenv("APPIMAGE")) {
+		m_check_update_menu->Enable(false);
+	}
 #endif
 	helpMenu->Append(MAINFRAME_MENU_ID_HELP_GETTING_STARTED, _("&Getting started"));
 	helpMenu->AppendSeparator();