diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
index 4858202cc0..28b5ccc0a6 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/main_window.cpp
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ bool main_window::Init([[maybe_unused]] bool with_cli_boot)
 		}
 	});
 
-#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__linux__) || defined(__APPLE__)
+#if !defined(ARCH_ARM64) && (defined(_WIN32) || defined(__linux__) || defined(__APPLE__))
 	if (const auto update_value = m_gui_settings->GetValue(gui::m_check_upd_start).toString(); update_value != gui::update_off)
 	{
 		const bool in_background = with_cli_boot || update_value == gui::update_bkg;
@@ -3033,7 +3033,7 @@ void main_window::CreateConnects()
 
 	connect(ui->updateAct, &QAction::triggered, this, [this]()
 	{
-#if !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__linux__) && !defined(__APPLE__)
+#if (!defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__linux__) && !defined(__APPLE__)) || defined(ARCH_ARM64)
 		QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Auto-updater"), tr("The auto-updater isn't available for your OS currently."));
 		return;
 #endif
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/update_manager.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/update_manager.cpp
index bd61f2f3e0..249748d2f9 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/update_manager.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/update_manager.cpp
@@ -55,13 +55,17 @@ void update_manager::check_for_updates(bool automatic, bool check_only, bool aut
 	m_update_message.clear();
 	m_changelog.clear();
 
-#ifdef __linux__
-	if (automatic && !::getenv("APPIMAGE"))
+	if (automatic)
 	{
+		// Don't check for updates on local builds
+		if (rpcs3::is_local_build())
+			return;
+#ifdef __linux__
 		// Don't check for updates on startup if RPCS3 is not running from an AppImage.
-		return;
-	}
+		if (!::getenv("APPIMAGE"))
+			return;
 #endif
+	}
 
 	m_parent     = parent;
 	m_downloader = new downloader(parent);