diff --git a/src/bootstrap_gui.cpp b/src/bootstrap_gui.cpp
--- a/src/bootstrap_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/bootstrap_gui.cpp
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ bool HandleBootstrap()
 	if (BlitterFactoryBase::GetCurrentBlitter()->GetScreenDepth() == 0) goto failure;
 
 	/* If there is no network or no freetype, then there is nothing we can do. Go straight to failure. */
-#if defined(ENABLE_NETWORK) && defined(WITH_FREETYPE) && !defined(__APPLE__) && (defined(WITH_FONTCONFIG) || defined(WIN32))
+#if defined(ENABLE_NETWORK) && defined(WITH_FREETYPE) && (defined(WITH_FONTCONFIG) || defined(WIN32) || defined(__APPLE__))
 	if (!_network_available) goto failure;
 
 	/* First tell the game we're bootstrapping. */