diff --git a/src/common.rs b/src/common.rs
index e57aefe5c4c..e7430203102 100644
--- a/src/common.rs
+++ b/src/common.rs
@@ -1240,8 +1240,14 @@ pub async fn get_next_nonkeyexchange_msg(
     None
 }
 
+#[allow(unused_mut)]
 #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios")))]
-pub fn check_process(arg: &str, same_uid: bool) -> bool {
+pub fn check_process(arg: &str, mut same_uid: bool) -> bool {
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    if !crate::platform::is_root() {
+        log::warn!("Can not get other process's command line arguments on macos without root");
+        same_uid = true;
+    }
     use hbb_common::sysinfo::System;
     let mut sys = System::new();
     sys.refresh_processes();
diff --git a/src/server/connection.rs b/src/server/connection.rs
index f5bc164823e..ead9d22deb7 100644
--- a/src/server/connection.rs
+++ b/src/server/connection.rs
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ impl Connection {
         }
         #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios")))]
         if crate::is_server() && Config::get_option("allow-only-conn-window-open") == "Y" {
-            if !crate::check_process("", false) {
+            if !crate::check_process("", !crate::platform::is_root()) {
                 self.send_login_error("The main window is not open").await;
                 return false;
             }