diff --git a/src/86box.c b/src/86box.c
index cf060854d..07dcbaf83 100644
--- a/src/86box.c
+++ b/src/86box.c
@@ -746,10 +746,6 @@ pc_init(int argc, char *argv[])
         p                = path_get_filename(exe_path);
         *p               = '\0';
     }
-    if (!strncmp(exe_path, "/private/var/folders/", 21)) {
-        ui_msgbox_header(MBX_FATAL, L"App Translocation", EMU_NAME_W L" cannot determine the emulated machine's location due to a macOS security feature. Please move the " EMU_NAME_W L" app to another folder (not /Applications), or make a copy of it and open that copy instead.");
-        return 0;
-    }
 #elif !defined(_WIN32)
     /* Grab the actual path if we are an AppImage. */
     p = getenv("APPIMAGE");
@@ -1107,10 +1103,16 @@ usage:
 
     /* Determine whether to start the VM manager. */
 #ifndef USE_SDL_UI
-    if (vmm_disabled)
+    if (vmm_disabled && start_vmm)
 #endif
     {
         start_vmm = 0;
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+        if (!strncmp(exe_path, "/private/var/folders/", 21)) {
+            ui_msgbox_header(MBX_FATAL, L"App Translocation", EMU_NAME_W L" cannot determine the emulated machine's location due to a macOS security feature. Please move the " EMU_NAME_W L" app to another folder (not /Applications), or make a copy of it and open that copy instead.");
+            return 0;
+        }
+#endif
     }
 
 #ifndef USE_SDL_UI