diff --git a/src/util.ts b/src/util.ts
index 81eda6813..dc1e70b61 100644
--- a/src/util.ts
+++ b/src/util.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ export async function getRpathFromSystem(): Promise<string> {
     let rpath = '';
     const platform: string = process.platform;
     
-    if ( platform === 'win32') {
+    rpath ||= getRfromEnvPath(platform);
+
+    if ( !rpath && platform === 'win32') {
         // Find path from registry
         try {
             const key = new winreg({
@@ -50,8 +52,6 @@ export async function getRpathFromSystem(): Promise<string> {
         }
     }
 
-    rpath ||= getRfromEnvPath(platform);
-
     return rpath;
 }