diff --git a/src/gui/settingsdialog.cpp b/src/gui/settingsdialog.cpp
index 261526e11ac27..fc09c0cdce04d 100644
--- a/src/gui/settingsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/settingsdialog.cpp
@@ -127,9 +127,12 @@ SettingsDialog::SettingsDialog(ownCloudGui *gui, QWidget *parent)
 
     // Connect styleChanged events to our widgets, so they can adapt (Dark-/Light-Mode switching)
     connect(this, &SettingsDialog::styleChanged, generalSettings, &GeneralSettings::slotStyleChanged);
+
+#if defined(BUILD_UPDATER)
     connect(AccountManager::instance(), &AccountManager::accountAdded, generalSettings, &GeneralSettings::loadUpdateChannelsList);
     connect(AccountManager::instance(), &AccountManager::accountRemoved, generalSettings, &GeneralSettings::loadUpdateChannelsList);
     connect(AccountManager::instance(), &AccountManager::capabilitiesChanged, generalSettings, &GeneralSettings::loadUpdateChannelsList);
+#endif
 
     QAction *networkAction = createColorAwareAction(QLatin1String(":/client/theme/network.svg"), tr("Network"));
     _actionGroup->addAction(networkAction);