diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchainmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchainmanager.cpp
index dec25e58668..e16f642952b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchainmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchainmanager.cpp
@@ -256,9 +256,8 @@ bool ToolChainManager::isLanguageSupported(const Utils::Id &id)
 
 void ToolChainManager::aboutToShutdown()
 {
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    MsvcToolChain::cancelMsvcToolChainDetection();
-#endif
+    if (HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost())
+        MsvcToolChain::cancelMsvcToolChainDetection();
 }
 
 ToolchainDetectionSettings ToolChainManager::detectionSettings()