diff --git a/src/libkrun/src/lib.rs b/src/libkrun/src/lib.rs
index 43be281b0..2332bd58d 100644
--- a/src/libkrun/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/libkrun/src/lib.rs
@@ -1422,22 +1422,24 @@ pub extern "C" fn krun_start_enter(ctx_id: u32) -> i32 {
     let mapper_vmm = _vmm.clone();
 
     #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-    std::thread::Builder::new()
-        .name("mapping worker".into())
-        .spawn(move || loop {
-            match receiver.recv() {
-                Err(e) => error!("Error in receiver: {:?}", e),
-                Ok(m) => match m {
-                    MemoryMapping::AddMapping(s, h, g, l) => {
-                        mapper_vmm.lock().unwrap().add_mapping(s, h, g, l)
-                    }
-                    MemoryMapping::RemoveMapping(s, g, l) => {
-                        mapper_vmm.lock().unwrap().remove_mapping(s, g, l)
-                    }
-                },
-            }
-        })
-        .unwrap();
+    if ctx_cfg.gpu_virgl_flags.is_some() {
+        std::thread::Builder::new()
+            .name("mapping worker".into())
+            .spawn(move || loop {
+                match receiver.recv() {
+                    Err(e) => error!("Error in receiver: {:?}", e),
+                    Ok(m) => match m {
+                        MemoryMapping::AddMapping(s, h, g, l) => {
+                            mapper_vmm.lock().unwrap().add_mapping(s, h, g, l)
+                        }
+                        MemoryMapping::RemoveMapping(s, g, l) => {
+                            mapper_vmm.lock().unwrap().remove_mapping(s, g, l)
+                        }
+                    },
+                }
+            })
+            .unwrap();
+    }
 
     loop {
         match event_manager.run() {