diff --git a/cmd/crowdsec/main.go b/cmd/crowdsec/main.go
index 591f3a37b..767097f0e 100644
--- a/cmd/crowdsec/main.go
+++ b/cmd/crowdsec/main.go
@@ -154,7 +154,9 @@ func (f *Flags) Parse() {
 	flag.BoolVar(&f.DisableAgent, "no-cs", false, "disable crowdsec agent")
 	flag.BoolVar(&f.DisableAPI, "no-api", false, "disable local API")
 	flag.BoolVar(&f.DisableCAPI, "no-capi", false, "disable communication with Central API")
-	flag.StringVar(&f.WinSvc, "winsvc", "", "Windows service Action : Install, Remove etc..")
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		flag.StringVar(&f.WinSvc, "winsvc", "", "Windows service Action: Install, Remove etc..")
+	}
 	flag.StringVar(&dumpFolder, "dump-data", "", "dump parsers/buckets raw outputs")
 	flag.Parse()
 }