diff --git a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
index b9c612e14..ffb3b0e36 100644
--- a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -804,7 +804,9 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QDir const& temp_directory, bool multiple,
         config_label.hide ();
       }
       statusUpdate ();
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
       QTimer::singleShot (250, [=] {setRig (m_lastMonitoredFrequency);});   // This is needed for Hamradio Deluxe
+#endif
     });
   m_multi_settings->create_menu_actions (this, ui->menuConfig);
   m_configurations_button = m_rigErrorMessageBox.addButton (tr ("Configurations...")