diff --git a/source/creator/creator.c b/source/creator/creator.c
index 75523024aa4..6c4af7be95e 100644
--- a/source/creator/creator.c
+++ b/source/creator/creator.c
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ int main(int argc,
 
   main_callback_setup();
 
-#if defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(WITH_PYTHON_MODULE)
+#if defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(WITH_PYTHON_MODULE) && !defined(WITH_HEADLESS)
   /* patch to ignore argument finder gives us (pid?) */
   if (argc == 2 && STREQLEN(argv[1], "-psn_", 5)) {
     extern int GHOST_HACK_getFirstFile(char buf[]);