diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchainmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchainmanager.cpp
index 8694e2bdb07..3b95c5b41d7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchainmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchainmanager.cpp
@@ -251,7 +251,9 @@ bool ToolChainManager::isLanguageSupported(const Core::Id &id)
 
 void ToolChainManager::aboutToShutdown()
 {
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     MsvcToolChain::cancelMsvcToolChainDetection();
+#endif
 }
 
 } // namespace ProjectExplorer