diff --git a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp
index 371de4da..d9c99f01 100755
--- a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp
@@ -412,9 +412,10 @@ mainWindowImpl::mainWindowImpl(ConfigFile *c, QMainWindow *parent)
 	for (i=0; i<MAX_NUMBER_OF_PLAYERS; i++) { actionLabelArray[i]->raise(); }
 
 	//fix for away string bug in righttabwidget on windows
+#ifdef _WIN32
 	tabWidget_Right->setTabText(0, " "+tabWidget_Right->tabText(0)+" ");
 	tabWidget_Right->setTabText(1, " "+tabWidget_Right->tabText(1)+" ");
-
+#endif
 
 	//resize stop-button depending on translation
 	QFontMetrics tempMetrics = this->fontMetrics();