diff --git a/main/main.cpp b/main/main.cpp
index 662f0bf303c..290ab7e65df 100644
--- a/main/main.cpp
+++ b/main/main.cpp
@@ -778,6 +778,7 @@ Error Main::setup(const char *execpath, int argc, char *argv[], bool p_second_ph
 		OS::get_singleton()->add_logger(memnew(RotatedFileLogger(base_path, max_files)));
 	}
 
+#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
 	if (editor) {
 		Engine::get_singleton()->set_editor_hint(true);
 		main_args.push_back("--editor");