diff --git a/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt b/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
index 3fb2471a5..aee0e2864 100644
--- a/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -187,14 +187,6 @@ add_library(ui STATIC
     qt_mediahistorymanager.cpp
     qt_mediahistorymanager.hpp
 
-    qt_updatecheck.cpp
-    qt_updatecheck.hpp
-    qt_updatecheckdialog.cpp
-    qt_updatecheckdialog.hpp
-    qt_updatecheckdialog.ui
-    qt_updatedetails.cpp
-    qt_updatedetails.hpp
-    qt_updatedetails.ui
     qt_downloader.cpp
     qt_downloader.hpp
 
@@ -245,6 +237,19 @@ add_library(ui STATIC
     qt_iconindicators.cpp
 )
 
+if(EMU_BUILD_NUM)
+    target_sources(ui PRIVATE
+        qt_updatecheck.cpp
+        qt_updatecheck.hpp
+        qt_updatecheckdialog.cpp
+        qt_updatecheckdialog.hpp
+        qt_updatecheckdialog.ui
+        qt_updatedetails.cpp
+        qt_updatedetails.hpp
+        qt_updatedetails.ui
+    )
+endif()
+
 if(RTMIDI)
     target_compile_definitions(ui PRIVATE USE_RTMIDI)
 endif()
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_main.hpp b/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_main.hpp
index fecee2009..075af76f1 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_main.hpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_main.hpp
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 #ifndef QT_VMMANAGER_MAIN_H
 #define QT_VMMANAGER_MAIN_H
 
-#include "qt_updatecheck.hpp"
-
 #include <QWidget>
 #include "qt_vmmanager_model.hpp"
 #include "qt_vmmanager_details.hpp"
@@ -31,6 +29,9 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <86box/86box.h> // for vmm_path
 }
 
+#if EMU_BUILD_NUM != 0
+#    include "qt_updatecheck.hpp"
+#endif
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 namespace Ui { class VMManagerMain; }
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_mainwindow.cpp b/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_mainwindow.cpp
index d3533482b..a349740e7 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_mainwindow.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 #include "qt_vmmanager_main.hpp"
 #include "qt_vmmanager_preferences.hpp"
 #include "ui_qt_vmmanager_mainwindow.h"
-#include "qt_updatecheckdialog.hpp"
+#if EMU_BUILD_NUM != 0
+#    include "qt_updatecheckdialog.hpp"
+#endif
 
 #include <QLineEdit>
 #include <QStringListModel>
@@ -171,16 +173,18 @@ VMManagerMainWindow::setStatusRight(const QString &text) const
     statusRight->setText(text);
 }
 
+#if EMU_BUILD_NUM != 0
 void
 VMManagerMainWindow::checkForUpdatesTriggered()
 {
     auto updateChannel = UpdateCheck::UpdateChannel::CI;
-#ifdef RELEASE_BUILD
+#    ifdef RELEASE_BUILD
     updateChannel = UpdateCheck::UpdateChannel::Stable;
-#endif
+#    endif
     const auto updateCheck = new UpdateCheckDialog(updateChannel);
     updateCheck->exec();
 }
+#endif
 
 void VMManagerMainWindow::on_actionExit_triggered()
 {
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_mainwindow.hpp b/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_mainwindow.hpp
index 12ac5afb1..7a38750c4 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_mainwindow.hpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_vmmanager_mainwindow.hpp
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ public slots:
 private slots:
     void vmmSelectionChanged(const QModelIndex &currentSelection, QProcess::ProcessState processState) const;
     void preferencesTriggered();
+#if EMU_BUILD_NUM != 0
     static void checkForUpdatesTriggered();
+#endif
 
     void on_actionExit_triggered();