diff --git a/OSBindings/Qt/ClockSignal.pro b/OSBindings/Qt/ClockSignal.pro
index c31d162d6..93b2239fc 100644
--- a/OSBindings/Qt/ClockSignal.pro
+++ b/OSBindings/Qt/ClockSignal.pro
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ linux {
 # Add flags (i) to identify that this is a Qt build; and
 # (ii) to disable asserts in release builds.
 DEFINES += TARGET_QT
+DEFINES += IGNORE_APPLE
 QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE += -DNDEBUG
 
 # Generate warnings for any use of APIs deprecated prior to Qt 6.0.0.
diff --git a/OSBindings/Qt/mainwindow.cpp b/OSBindings/Qt/mainwindow.cpp
index 5a3f791bc..79cd7dfa8 100644
--- a/OSBindings/Qt/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/OSBindings/Qt/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@ void MainWindow::init() {
 	ui->setupUi(this);
 	romRequestBaseText = ui->missingROMsBox->toPlainText();
 
-	createActions();
-	restoreSelections();
-
 	// TEMPORARY: remove the Apple IIgs tab; this machine isn't ready yet.
 	ui->machineSelectionTabs->removeTab(ui->machineSelectionTabs->indexOf(ui->appleIIgsTab));
+
+	createActions();
+	restoreSelections();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::createActions() {