diff --git a/src/gui/gsc_main_window.cpp b/src/gui/gsc_main_window.cpp
index a5a6ac9..2d7a1f7 100644
--- a/src/gui/gsc_main_window.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/gsc_main_window.cpp
@@ -955,8 +955,13 @@ void GscMainWindow::run_update_drivedb()
 		if (smartctl_binary.is_absolute()) {
 			update_binary_path = smartctl_binary.parent_path() / update_binary_path;
 		}
-		argv = {"xterm", "-hold", "-e", hz::fs_path_to_string(update_binary_path)};
+
+		gui_show_error_dialog(
+			_("Error Updating Drive Database"),
+			_("Updating drivedb from GSmartControl is unavailable in nixpkgs because smartmontools in the Nix store is immutable. Please update your NixOS or nixpkgs channel/flake inputs to get a newer drive database."),
+			this);
+		return;
 	}
 
 	try {