diff --git a/src/gui/GeneralSettings2.cpp b/src/gui/GeneralSettings2.cpp
index 54fae6fce..ec7dd831c 100644
--- a/src/gui/GeneralSettings2.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/GeneralSettings2.cpp
@@ -166,8 +166,10 @@ wxPanel* GeneralSettings2::AddGeneralPage(wxNotebook* notebook)
 			m_auto_update = new wxCheckBox(box, wxID_ANY, _("Automatically check for updates"));
 			m_auto_update->SetToolTip(_("Automatically checks for new cemu versions on startup"));
 			second_row->Add(m_auto_update, 0, botflag, 5);
-#if BOOST_OS_MACOS // BOOST_OS_LINUX || 
-			m_auto_update->Disable();
+#if BOOST_OS_LINUX 
+			if (!std::getenv("APPIMAGE")) {
+				m_auto_update->Disable();
+			} 
 #endif
 			second_row->AddSpacer(10);
 			m_save_screenshot = new wxCheckBox(box, wxID_ANY, _("Save screenshot"));