diff --git a/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp b/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp
index 499baf857..d4a80a8c3 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/main/main.cpp
@@ -8428,8 +8428,10 @@ namespace Game {
 } //end namespace
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+#ifndef _WIN32
 	setenv("DBUS_FATAL_WARNINGS", "0", 1);
 	unsetenv("XMODIFIERS");
+#endif
 	int result = mainSetup(argc,argv);
 	if (result == 0)
 		result = Game::glestMainWrapper(argc, argv);