diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 9d8213f..1ed9b76 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -234,9 +234,11 @@ fn build_ui(application: &gtk::Application) {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    // instantiate rodio before gtk and don't do anything with it
-    // this is silly but it's the easiest way to prevent cpal crashing on windows
-    rodio::default_output_device().unwrap();
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")] {
+        // instantiate rodio before gtk and don't do anything with it
+        // this is silly but it's the easiest way to prevent cpal crashing on windows
+        rodio::default_output_device().unwrap();
+    }
 
     let application = gtk::Application::new(
         Some("dev.tinybird.max.lull"),