diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.App.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.App.swift
index 06606fae4..8e32b82af 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.App.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/Ghostty.App.swift
@@ -2088,9 +2088,11 @@ extension Ghostty.App {
         if FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: path) {
             ghostty_config_load_file(cfg, path)
         }
+#if os(macOS)
         if !isRunningInXcode() {
             ghostty_config_load_cli_args(cfg)
         }
+#endif
         ghostty_config_load_recursive_files(cfg)
         if finalize {
             // Finalize will make our defaults available,