diff --git a/.ci/linux/build.sh b/.ci/linux/build.sh
index 88304de00e..72eb4d5b9b 100755
--- a/.ci/linux/build.sh
+++ b/.ci/linux/build.sh
@@ -67,10 +67,6 @@ else
     export EXTRA_CMAKE_FLAGS=("${EXTRA_CMAKE_FLAGS[@]}" -DYUZU_USE_PRECOMPILED_HEADERS=OFF)
 fi
 
-if [ "$DEVEL" != "true" ]; then
-    export EXTRA_CMAKE_FLAGS=("${EXTRA_CMAKE_FLAGS[@]}" -DENABLE_UPDATE_CHECKER=ON)
-fi
-
 if [ "$USE_WEBENGINE" = "true" ]; then
     WEBENGINE=ON
 else
diff --git a/.ci/windows/build.sh b/.ci/windows/build.sh
index e73b8320d6..d735563a0d 100644
--- a/.ci/windows/build.sh
+++ b/.ci/windows/build.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ cmake .. -G Ninja \
     -DDYNARMIC_ENABLE_LTO=ON \
     -DYUZU_USE_BUNDLED_QT=${BUNDLE_QT:-false} \
     -DUSE_CCACHE=${CCACHE:-false} \
-    -DENABLE_UPDATE_CHECKER=${DEVEL:-true} \
     "${EXTRA_CMAKE_FLAGS[@]}" \
     "$@"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index ac67f73d00..df79c1ff9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
           echo $GIT_TAG_NAME
 
       - name: Build
-        run: ANDROID_HOME=/home/runner/sdk ./.ci/android/build.sh
+        run: DEVEL=true ANDROID_HOME=/home/runner/sdk ./.ci/android/build.sh
         env:
           ANDROID_KEYSTORE_B64: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_KEYSTORE_B64 }}
           ANDROID_KEY_ALIAS: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_KEY_ALIAS }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/trigger_release.yml b/.github/workflows/trigger_release.yml
index 71cc6b4ee1..325e0a02b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trigger_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trigger_release.yml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-tags: true
 
       - name: Build
-        run: TARGET=appimage RELEASE=1 ./.ci/linux/build.sh v3 8
+        run: TARGET=appimage RELEASE=1 DEVEL=false ./.ci/linux/build.sh v3 8
 
       - name: Package AppImage
         run: ./.ci/linux/package.sh v3 &> /dev/null
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 56d0f7f9fd..8ad2a16380 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -567,6 +567,16 @@ if (ENABLE_WEB_SERVICE OR ENABLE_UPDATE_CHECKER)
     find_package(cpp-jwt)
 endif()
 
+if (DEFINED ENV{DEVEL})
+    if ("$ENV{DEVEL}" STREQUAL "false")
+        message(STATUS "DEVEL=false: Enabling update checker for release builds")
+        set(ENABLE_UPDATE_CHECKER ON)
+    else()
+        message(STATUS "DEVEL=$ENV{DEVEL}: Disabling updates checker for development builds")
+        set(ENABLE_UPDATE_CHECKER OFF)
+    endif()
+endif()
+
 if (ARCHITECTURE_arm64 OR DYNARMIC_TESTS)
     find_package(oaknut)
 endif()
diff --git a/docs/scripts/Linux.md b/docs/scripts/Linux.md
index 8b18e41ced..93e76c222e 100644
--- a/docs/scripts/Linux.md
+++ b/docs/scripts/Linux.md
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ Boolean flags (set `true` to enable, `false` to disable):
 * AppImage packaging script: `.ci/linux/package.sh`
 
   * Accepts same arch targets as build script
-  * Use `DEVEL=true` to rename app to `Eden Nightly`
+  * Use `DEVEL=true` to rename app to `Eden Nightly` and disable the update checker
   * This should generally not be used unless in a tailor-made packaging environment (e.g. Actions/CI)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/android/app/build.gradle.kts b/src/android/app/build.gradle.kts
index 9e7728e47e..e8d8141711 100644
--- a/src/android/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/src/android/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -166,8 +166,6 @@ android {
     defaultConfig {
         externalNativeBuild {
             cmake {
-                val enableUpdater = if (System.getenv("DEVEL") != "true") "OM" else "OFF"
-
                 arguments(
                     "-DENABLE_QT=0", // Don't use QT
                     "-DENABLE_SDL2=0", // Don't use SDL
@@ -180,8 +178,7 @@ android {
                     "-DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON",
                     "-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF",
                     "-DYUZU_TESTS=OFF",
-                    "-DDYNARMIC_TESTS=OFF",
-                    "-DENABLE_UPDATE_CHECKER=$enableUpdater"
+                    "-DDYNARMIC_TESTS=OFF"
                 )
 
                 abiFilters("arm64-v8a")
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/CMakeLists.txt b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/CMakeLists.txt
index b02317d6f2..cb17de46da 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ if (ENABLE_OPENSSL OR ENABLE_WEB_SERVICE)
 endif()
 
 if (ENABLE_UPDATE_CHECKER)
-    target_compile_definitions(yuzu-android PRIVATE ENABLE_UPDATE_CHECKER)
+    target_compile_definitions(yuzu-android PUBLIC ENABLE_UPDATE_CHECKER)
 endif()
 
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_EXECUTABLES ${CPACK_PACKAGE_EXECUTABLES} yuzu-android)