diff --git a/ipc/ipcserverprocess.cpp b/ipc/ipcserverprocess.cpp
index 3690c1c7..4418e0a7 100644
--- a/ipc/ipcserverprocess.cpp
+++ b/ipc/ipcserverprocess.cpp
@@ -67,9 +67,12 @@ void IpcServerProcess::setInputChannelMode(QProcess::InputChannelMode mode)
 
 void IpcServerProcess::setNativeArguments(const QString &arguments)
 {
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     m_process->setNativeArguments(arguments);
+#endif
 }
 
+
 void IpcServerProcess::setProcessChannelMode(QProcess::ProcessChannelMode mode)
 {
     m_process->setProcessChannelMode(mode);