diff --git a/cpp_utils/src/cpp/event/FileWatcher.hpp b/cpp_utils/src/cpp/event/FileWatcher.hpp
index f7955c7..66d76fa 100644
--- a/cpp_utils/src/cpp/event/FileWatcher.hpp
+++ b/cpp_utils/src/cpp/event/FileWatcher.hpp
@@ -20,50 +20,39 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
-#if !defined(__APPLE__)
+// The bundled FileWatch backend is only usable on Windows and Unix. It is disabled
+// on QNX (where it compiles but throws at runtime) and on any other platform.
+#if (defined(_WIN32) || defined(__unix__)) && !defined(__QNX__)
+#define FILEWATCH_ENABLED 1
+#else
+#define FILEWATCH_ENABLED 0
+#endif // FileWatch backend availability
+
+#if FILEWATCH_ENABLED
 #include <FileWatch.hpp>
-#endif // if !defined(__APPLE__)
+#endif // FILEWATCH_ENABLED
 
 namespace eprosima {
 namespace utils {
 namespace event {
 
-#if defined(__APPLE__)
+#if FILEWATCH_ENABLED
 
-enum class FileWatchEvent
+class FileWatcher : public filewatch::FileWatch<std::string>
 {
-    added,
-    removed,
-    modified,
-    renamed_old,
-    renamed_new
+    using filewatch::FileWatch<std::string>::FileWatch;
 };
 
-class FileWatcher
-{
-public:
-
-    template<typename Callback>
-    FileWatcher(
-            std::string,
-            Callback&&)
-    {
-    }
-
-};
+using FileWatchEvent = filewatch::Event;
 
 #else
 
-class FileWatcher : public filewatch::FileWatch<std::string>
+class FileWatcher
 {
-    using filewatch::FileWatch<std::string>::FileWatch;
 };
 
-using FileWatchEvent = filewatch::Event;
-
-#endif // defined(__APPLE__)
+#endif // FILEWATCH_ENABLED
 
 } /* namespace event */
 } /* namespace utils */
 } /* namespace eprosima */
-
diff --git a/cpp_utils/src/cpp/event/FileWatcherHandler.cpp b/cpp_utils/src/cpp/event/FileWatcherHandler.cpp
index c0fdfb1..85cfd0d 100644
--- a/cpp_utils/src/cpp/event/FileWatcherHandler.cpp
+++ b/cpp_utils/src/cpp/event/FileWatcherHandler.cpp
@@ -56,12 +56,7 @@ void FileWatcherHandler::start_filewatcher_nts_()
 {
     logInfo(UTILS_FILEWATCHER, "Starting FileWatcher in file: " << file_path_);
 
-#if defined(__APPLE__)
-    logWarning(
-        UTILS_FILEWATCHER,
-        "File watching is disabled on macOS because the bundled backend only supports Windows and Linux.");
-    filewatcher_started_.store(true);
-#else
+#if FILEWATCH_ENABLED
     try
     {
         file_watch_handler_ = std::make_unique<FileWatcher>(
@@ -86,8 +81,12 @@ void FileWatcherHandler::start_filewatcher_nts_()
                 << "Error creating file watcher: " << e.what());
     }
 
+#else
+    logWarning(
+        UTILS_FILEWATCHER,
+        "File watching is not available on this platform.");
+#endif // FILEWATCH_ENABLED
     filewatcher_started_.store(true);
-#endif // defined(__APPLE__)
 
     logInfo(UTILS_FILEWATCHER, "Start Watching file: " << file_path_);
 }
@@ -119,4 +118,3 @@ void FileWatcherHandler::callback_unset_nts_() noexcept
 } /* namespace event */
 } /* namespace utils */
 } /* namespace eprosima */
-