diff --git a/src/openscad.cc b/src/openscad.cc
index 433f9aa1..5f660284 100644
--- a/src/openscad.cc
+++ b/src/openscad.cc
@@ -56,13 +56,6 @@
 
 #include <sstream>
 
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-#include "AppleEvents.h"
-#ifdef OPENSCAD_DEPLOY
-  #include "SparkleAutoUpdater.h"
-#endif
-#endif
-
 #include "Camera.h"
 #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
 #include <boost/program_options.hpp>
@@ -70,6 +63,13 @@
 #include <boost/foreach.hpp>
 #include "boosty.h"
 
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#include "AppleEvents.h"
+#ifdef OPENSCAD_DEPLOY
+  #include "SparkleAutoUpdater.h"
+#endif
+#endif
+
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #define snprintf _snprintf
 #endif
@@ -557,9 +557,9 @@ int gui(vector<string> &inputFiles, const fs::path &original_path, int argc, cha
 #endif
 
 #if defined(OPENSCAD_DEPLOY) && defined(Q_OS_MAC)
-	AutoUpdater *updater = new SparkleAutoUpdater;
-	AutoUpdater::setUpdater(updater);
-	if (updater->automaticallyChecksForUpdates()) updater->checkForUpdates();
+//	AutoUpdater *updater = new SparkleAutoUpdater;
+//	AutoUpdater::setUpdater(updater);
+//	if (updater->automaticallyChecksForUpdates()) updater->checkForUpdates();
 #endif
 
 #if 0 /*** disabled by clifford wolf: adds rendering artefacts with OpenCSG ***/