diff --git a/Source/Project64-core/AppInit.cpp b/Source/Project64-core/AppInit.cpp
index 4983f94bf..5ddb202a6 100644
--- a/Source/Project64-core/AppInit.cpp
+++ b/Source/Project64-core/AppInit.cpp
@@ -237,6 +237,12 @@ bool AppInit(CNotification * Notify, const char * BaseDirectory, int argc, char
 #ifdef _WIN32
         CMipsMemoryVM::ReserveMemory();
         IncreaseThreadPriority();
+#else
+        if (!CMipsMemoryVM::SetupSegvHandler())
+        {
+            WriteTrace(TraceAppInit, TraceDebug, "Setup Segv Handler Failed");
+            return false;
+        }
 #endif
 
         //Create the plugin container