diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5cb2e5a600..4c6e29be9d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -461,6 +461,16 @@ if(ANDROID)
     list(APPEND GAME_COMPILE_DEFS TARGET_ANDROID=1)
 endif ()
 
+set(DUSK_ENABLE_CODE_MODS_DEFAULT OFF)
+option(DUSK_ENABLE_CODE_MODS "Enable code mods" ${DUSK_ENABLE_CODE_MODS_DEFAULT})
+if (DUSK_ENABLE_CODE_MODS)
+    if (NOT ANDROID AND NOT IOS AND NOT TVOS)
+        list(APPEND GAME_COMPILE_DEFS DUSK_CODE_MODS=1)
+    else ()
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Code mods not supported on the target platform!")
+    endif ()
+endif ()
+
 # game_debug is for game code files that we know work when compiled with DEBUG=1
 # Of course, if building a release build, this distinction is irrelevant
 set(GAME_DEBUG_FILES
diff --git a/src/dusk/modding/mod_loader.cpp b/src/dusk/modding/mod_loader.cpp
index 1f81978176..91afbcc7f0 100644
--- a/src/dusk/modding/mod_loader.cpp
+++ b/src/dusk/modding/mod_loader.cpp
@@ -412,6 +412,11 @@ static bool checkDuplicateMod(const ModMetadata& metadata, const std::vector<Loa
 }
 
 bool ModLoader::tryLoadNativeMod(LoadedMod& mod) {
+    if (!EnableCodeMods) {
+        DuskLog.error("Code mods are not available in this build");
+        return false;
+    }
+
     namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
     auto [dllEntry, dllFallback] = LocateDllInBundle(*mod.bundle);
diff --git a/src/dusk/modding/mod_loader.hpp b/src/dusk/modding/mod_loader.hpp
index b7ca7997a6..47731a6b98 100644
--- a/src/dusk/modding/mod_loader.hpp
+++ b/src/dusk/modding/mod_loader.hpp
@@ -3,8 +3,18 @@
 #include <filesystem>
 #include "miniz.h"
 
+#if __APPLE__
+#include <TargetConditionals.h>
+#endif
+
 namespace dusk::modding {
 
+#if DUSK_CODE_MODS
+constexpr bool EnableCodeMods = true;
+#else
+constexpr bool EnableCodeMods = false;
+#endif
+
 class ModBundle {
 public:
     virtual ~ModBundle() = default;