diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/shared/QtHelpers.h b/libraries/shared/src/shared/QtHelpers.h
index faaf53e7dc..cde6ecdbb7 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/shared/QtHelpers.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/shared/QtHelpers.h
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@
 
 #include <QtCore/QObject>
 
+#ifdef WIN32
 // Enable event queue debugging
 #define DEBUG_EVENT_QUEUE
+#endif // WIN32
 
 namespace hifi { namespace qt {
 void addBlockingForbiddenThread(const QString& name, QThread* thread = nullptr);