diff --git a/lib/gui/app/modules/image-writer.js b/lib/gui/app/modules/image-writer.js
index 86451b00..b1005532 100644
--- a/lib/gui/app/modules/image-writer.js
+++ b/lib/gui/app/modules/image-writer.js
@@ -173,20 +173,22 @@ exports.performWrite = (image, drives, onProgress) => {
     ipc.server.on('start', () => {
       console.log(`Elevating command: ${_.join(argv, ' ')}`)
 
+      const env = _.assign({}, process.platform === 'win32' ? {} : process.env, {
+        IPC_SERVER_ID,
+        IPC_CLIENT_ID,
+        IPC_SOCKET_ROOT: ipc.config.socketRoot,
+        ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE: 1,
+        UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE: os.cpus().length * THREADS_PER_CPU,
+
+        // This environment variable prevents the AppImages
+        // desktop integration script from presenting the
+        // "installation" dialog
+        SKIP: 1
+      })
+
       permissions.elevateCommand(argv, {
         applicationName: packageJSON.displayName,
-        environment: _.assign({}, process.env, {
-          IPC_SERVER_ID,
-          IPC_CLIENT_ID,
-          IPC_SOCKET_ROOT: ipc.config.socketRoot,
-          ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE: 1,
-          UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE: os.cpus().length * THREADS_PER_CPU,
-
-          // This environment variable prevents the AppImages
-          // desktop integration script from presenting the
-          // "installation" dialog
-          SKIP: 1
-        })
+        environment: env
       }).then((results) => {
         flashResults.cancelled = results.cancelled
         console.log('Flash results', flashResults)