diff --git a/components/crashcatcher/crashcatcher.cpp b/components/crashcatcher/crashcatcher.cpp
index 0a06557e3a..39d076677c 100644
--- a/components/crashcatcher/crashcatcher.cpp
+++ b/components/crashcatcher/crashcatcher.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <components/debug/debuglog.hpp>
+#include <components/files/conversion.hpp>
 
 #include <SDL_messagebox.h>
 
@@ -506,14 +507,17 @@ static bool is_debugger_present()
 
 void crashCatcherInstall(int argc, char** argv, const std::filesystem::path& crashLogPath)
 {
+#if (defined(__APPLE__) || (defined(__linux) && !defined(ANDROID)) || (defined(__unix) && !defined(ANDROID))           \
+    || defined(__posix))
     if ((argc == 2 && strcmp(argv[1], crash_switch) == 0) || !is_debugger_present())
     {
         if (argc == 2 && strcmp(argv[1], crash_switch) == 0)
-            crash_handler(crashLogPath.c_str());
+            crash_handler(Files::pathToUnicodeString(crashLogPath).c_str());
 
         if (crashCatcherInstallHandlers(argv) == -1)
             Log(Debug::Warning) << "Installing crash handler failed";
         else
             Log(Debug::Info) << "Crash handler installed";
     }
+#endif
 }
diff --git a/components/crashcatcher/crashcatcher.hpp b/components/crashcatcher/crashcatcher.hpp
index 3cd1480dd5..9dd1000385 100644
--- a/components/crashcatcher/crashcatcher.hpp
+++ b/components/crashcatcher/crashcatcher.hpp
@@ -2,19 +2,7 @@
 #define CRASHCATCHER_H
 
 #include <filesystem>
-#include <string>
 
-#if (defined(__APPLE__) || (defined(__linux) && !defined(ANDROID)) || (defined(__unix) && !defined(ANDROID))           \
-    || defined(__posix))
-#define USE_CRASH_CATCHER 1
-#else
-#define USE_CRASH_CATCHER 0
-#endif
-
-#if USE_CRASH_CATCHER
-extern void crashCatcherInstall(int argc, char** argv, const std::filesystem::path& crashLogPath);
-#else
-inline void crashCatcherInstall(int, char**, const std::string& crashLogPath) {}
-#endif
+void crashCatcherInstall(int argc, char** argv, const std::filesystem::path& crashLogPath);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/components/debug/debugging.cpp b/components/debug/debugging.cpp
index 3be977657a..d170cf1929 100644
--- a/components/debug/debugging.cpp
+++ b/components/debug/debugging.cpp
@@ -352,8 +352,7 @@ int wrapApplication(int (*innerApplication)(int argc, char* argv[]), int argc, c
 #else
             const std::string crashLogName = Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(appName) + "-crash.log";
             // install the crash handler as soon as possible.
-            crashCatcherInstall(
-                argc, argv, Files::pathToUnicodeString(std::filesystem::temp_directory_path() / crashLogName));
+            crashCatcherInstall(argc, argv, std::filesystem::temp_directory_path() / crashLogName);
 #endif
             ret = innerApplication(argc, argv);
         }