diff --git a/src/love.cpp b/src/love.cpp
index 79cfd2050..553393bdc 100644
--- a/src/love.cpp
+++ b/src/love.cpp
@@ -76,38 +76,39 @@ static void get_app_arguments(int argc, char **argv, int &new_argc, char **&new_
 			temp_argv.push_back(std::string(argv[i]));
 	}
 
-#ifdef LOVE_MACOS
-	// Check for a drop file string, if the app wasn't launched in a terminal.
-	// Checking for the terminal is a pretty big hack, but works around an issue
-	// where OS X will switch Spaces if the terminal launching love is in its
-	// own full-screen Space.
-	std::string dropfilestr;
-	if (!isatty(STDIN_FILENO))
-		dropfilestr = love::macos::checkDropEvents();
-
-	if (!dropfilestr.empty())
-		temp_argv.insert(temp_argv.begin() + 1, dropfilestr);
-	else
-#endif
-	{
-		// If it exists, add the love file in love.app/Contents/Resources/ to argv.
-		std::string loveResourcesPath;
-		bool fused = true;
+	// If it exists, add the love file in love.app/Contents/Resources/ to argv.
+	std::string loveResourcesPath;
+	bool fused = true;
 #if defined(LOVE_MACOS)
-		loveResourcesPath = love::macos::getLoveInResources();
+	loveResourcesPath = love::macos::getLoveInResources();
 #elif defined(LOVE_IOS)
-		loveResourcesPath = love::ios::getLoveInResources(fused);
+	loveResourcesPath = love::ios::getLoveInResources(fused);
 #endif
-		if (!loveResourcesPath.empty())
-		{
-			std::vector<std::string>::iterator it = temp_argv.begin();
-			it = temp_argv.insert(it + 1, loveResourcesPath);
+	if (!loveResourcesPath.empty())
+	{
+		std::vector<std::string>::iterator it = temp_argv.begin();
+		it = temp_argv.insert(it + 1, loveResourcesPath);
 
-			// Run in pseudo-fused mode.
-			if (fused)
-				temp_argv.insert(it + 1, std::string("--fused"));
+		// Run in pseudo-fused mode.
+		if (fused)
+			temp_argv.insert(it + 1, std::string("--fused"));
+	}
+#ifdef LOVE_MACOS
+	else
+	{
+		// Check for a drop file string, if the app wasn't launched in a
+		// terminal. Checking for the terminal is a pretty big hack, but works
+		// around an issue where OS X will switch Spaces if the terminal
+		// launching love is in its own full-screen Space.
+		if (!isatty(STDIN_FILENO))
+		{
+			// Static to keep the same value after love.event.equit("restart").
+			static std::string dropfilestr = love::macos::checkDropEvents();
+			if (!dropfilestr.empty())
+				temp_argv.insert(temp_argv.begin() + 1, dropfilestr);
 		}
 	}
+#endif
 
 	// Copy temp argv vector to new argv array.
 	new_argc = (int) temp_argv.size();
diff --git a/src/modules/system/System.cpp b/src/modules/system/System.cpp
index 473518d6b..d5269a11d 100644
--- a/src/modules/system/System.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/system/System.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,18 @@
 #if defined(LOVE_ANDROID)
 #include "common/android.h"
 #elif defined(LOVE_LINUX)
+
+#ifdef __has_include
+#if __has_include(<spawn.h>)
+#define LOVE_HAS_POSIX_SPAWN
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#ifdef LOVE_HAS_POSIX_SPAWN
 #include <spawn.h>
+#else
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
 #endif
 
 namespace love
@@ -70,10 +81,12 @@ std::string System::getOS() const
 #endif
 }
 
+#ifdef LOVE_HAS_POSIX_SPAWN
 extern "C"
 {
 	extern char **environ; // The environment, always available
 }
+#endif
 
 bool System::openURL(const std::string &url) const
 {
@@ -104,10 +117,19 @@ bool System::openURL(const std::string &url) const
 	pid_t pid;
 	const char *argv[] = {"xdg-open", url.c_str(), nullptr};
 
+#ifdef LOVE_HAS_POSIX_SPAWN
 	// Note: at the moment this process inherits our file descriptors.
 	// Note: the below const_cast is really ugly as well.
 	if (posix_spawnp(&pid, "xdg-open", nullptr, nullptr, const_cast<char **>(argv), environ) != 0)
 		return false;
+#else
+	pid = fork();
+	if (pid == 0)
+	{
+		execvp("xdg-open", const_cast<char **>(argv));
+		return false;
+	}
+#endif
 
 	// Check if xdg-open already completed (or failed.)
 	int status = 0;