diff --git a/src/widget/wmainmenubar.cpp b/src/widget/wmainmenubar.cpp
index 4a21f520c66b..7ceacd3e2d2c 100644
--- a/src/widget/wmainmenubar.cpp
+++ b/src/widget/wmainmenubar.cpp
@@ -521,7 +521,13 @@ void WMainMenuBar::initialize() {
     // HELP MENU
     QMenu* pHelpMenu = new QMenu(tr("&Help"), this);
 
-    QString externalLinkSuffix = " =>";
+    QString externalLinkSuffix;
+#ifndef __APPLE__
+    // According to Apple's Human Interface Guidelines devs are encouraged
+    // to not use custom icons in menus.
+    // https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/macos/menus/menu-anatomy/
+    externalLinkSuffix = QChar(' ') + QChar(0x2197); // north-east arrow
+#endif
 
     QString supportTitle = tr("&Community Support") + externalLinkSuffix;
     QString supportText = tr("Get help with Mixxx");
@@ -535,6 +541,7 @@ void WMainMenuBar::initialize() {
     QDir resourceDir(m_pConfig->getResourcePath());
     // Default to the mixxx.org hosted version of the manual.
     QUrl qManualUrl(MIXXX_MANUAL_URL);
+    QString manualSuffix;
 #if defined(__APPLE__)
     // FIXME: We don't include the PDF manual in the bundle on OSX.
     // Default to the web-hosted version.
@@ -543,18 +550,23 @@ void WMainMenuBar::initialize() {
     if (resourceDir.exists(MIXXX_MANUAL_FILENAME)) {
         qManualUrl = QUrl::fromLocalFile(
                 resourceDir.absoluteFilePath(MIXXX_MANUAL_FILENAME));
+    } else {
+        manualSuffix = externalLinkSuffix;
     }
 #elif defined(__LINUX__)
-    // On GNU/Linux, the manual is installed to e.g. /usr/share/mixxx/doc/
+    // On GNU/Linux, the manual is installed to e.g. /usr/share/doc/mixxx/
     if (resourceDir.cd("../doc/mixxx") && resourceDir.exists(MIXXX_MANUAL_FILENAME)) {
         qManualUrl = QUrl::fromLocalFile(
                 resourceDir.absoluteFilePath(MIXXX_MANUAL_FILENAME));
+    } else {
+        manualSuffix = externalLinkSuffix;
     }
 #else
     // No idea, default to the mixxx.org hosted version.
+    manualSuffix = externalLinkSuffix;
 #endif
 
-    QString manualTitle = tr("&User Manual") + externalLinkSuffix;
+    QString manualTitle = tr("&User Manual") + manualSuffix;
     QString manualText = tr("Read the Mixxx user manual.");
     auto* pHelpManual = new QAction(manualTitle, this);
     pHelpManual->setStatusTip(manualText);