diff --git a/cura/BackendPlugin.py b/cura/BackendPlugin.py
index d51379ebb1..935b376c63 100644
--- a/cura/BackendPlugin.py
+++ b/cura/BackendPlugin.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from UM.Message import Message
 from UM.Settings.AdditionalSettingDefinitionAppender import AdditionalSettingDefinitionsAppender
 from UM.PluginObject import PluginObject
 from UM.i18n import i18nCatalog
+from UM.Platform import Platform
 
 
 class BackendPlugin(AdditionalSettingDefinitionsAppender, PluginObject):
@@ -58,7 +59,10 @@ class BackendPlugin(AdditionalSettingDefinitionsAppender, PluginObject):
             # STDIN needs to be None because we provide no input, but communicate via a local socket instead.
             # The NUL device sometimes doesn't exist on some computers.
             Logger.info(f"Starting backend_plugin [{self._plugin_id}] with command: {self._validatePluginCommand()}")
-            self._process = subprocess.Popen(self._validatePluginCommand(), stdin = None, creationflags = subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW)
+            popen_kwargs = {"stdin": None}
+            if Platform.isWindows():
+                popen_kwargs["creationflags"] = subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW
+            self._process = subprocess.Popen(self._validatePluginCommand(), **popen_kwargs)
             self._is_running = True
             return True
         except PermissionError: