diff --git a/source/dnode/mgmt/exe/dmMain.c b/source/dnode/mgmt/exe/dmMain.c
index 95674a99c4..4aa76d9284 100644
--- a/source/dnode/mgmt/exe/dmMain.c
+++ b/source/dnode/mgmt/exe/dmMain.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static int32_t dmParseArgs(int32_t argc, char const *argv[]) {
       }
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-k") == 0) {
       global.generateGrant = true;
-#ifndef WINDOWS
+#if defined(LINUX)
     } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-o") == 0 || strcmp(argv[i], "--log-output") == 0 ||
                strncmp(argv[i], "--log-output=", 13) == 0) {
       if ((i < argc - 1) || ((i == argc - 1) && strncmp(argv[i], "--log-output=", 13) == 0)) {
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ static void dmPrintHelp() {
   printf("%s%s%s%s\n", indent, "-e,", indent, DM_ENV_CMD);
   printf("%s%s%s%s\n", indent, "-E,", indent, DM_ENV_FILE);
   printf("%s%s%s%s\n", indent, "-k,", indent, DM_MACHINE_CODE);
-#ifndef WINDOWS
+#if defined(LINUX)
   printf("%s%s%s%s\n", indent, "-o, --log-output=OUTPUT", indent, DM_LOG_OUTPUT);
 #endif
   printf("%s%s%s%s\n", indent, "-y,", indent, DM_SET_ENCRYPTKEY);
diff --git a/tools/shell/src/shellArguments.c b/tools/shell/src/shellArguments.c
index 4d1aaf0411..88918a14ac 100644
--- a/tools/shell/src/shellArguments.c
+++ b/tools/shell/src/shellArguments.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ void shellPrintHelp() {
   printf("%s%s%s%s\r\n", indent, "-l,", indent, SHELL_PKT_LEN);
   printf("%s%s%s%s\r\n", indent, "-n,", indent, SHELL_NET_ROLE);
   printf("%s%s%s%s\r\n", indent, "-N,", indent, SHELL_PKT_NUM);
-#ifndef WINDOWS
+#if defined(LINUX)
   printf("%s%s%s%s\r\n", indent, "-o,", indent, SHELL_LOG_OUTPUT);
 #endif
   printf("%s%s%s%s\r\n", indent, "-p,", indent, SHELL_PASSWORD);
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static struct argp_option shellOptions[] = {
 #endif
     {"pktnum", 'N', "PKTNUM", 0, SHELL_PKT_NUM},
     {"bimode", 'B', 0, 0, SHELL_BI_MODE},
-#ifndef WINDOWS
+#if defined(LINUX)
     {"log-output", 'o', "OUTPUT", 0, SHELL_LOG_OUTPUT},
 #endif
     {0},
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static int32_t shellParseSingleOpt(int32_t key, char *arg) {
     case 'N':
       pArgs->pktNum = atoi(arg);
       break;
-#ifndef WINDOWS
+#if defined(LINUX)
     case 'o':
       if (strlen(arg) >= PATH_MAX) {
         printf("failed to set log output since length overflow, max length is %d\n", PATH_MAX);