diff --git a/src/common/kiwix/xapianIndexer.cpp b/src/common/kiwix/xapianIndexer.cpp
index bbf18ae71..34ce58a24 100644
--- a/src/common/kiwix/xapianIndexer.cpp
+++ b/src/common/kiwix/xapianIndexer.cpp
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ namespace kiwix {
   void XapianIndexer::indexingPostlude() {
     this->flush();
     this->writableDatabase.commit_transaction();
-    #ifdef __APPLE__
-    #else
+    #ifdef _WIN32
       this->writableDatabase.close();
     #endif