diff --git src/qgit.cpp src/qgit.cpp
index 8960cb8..7731802 100644
--- src/qgit.cpp
+++ src/qgit.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 	parser.parse(app.arguments());
 
 	if (parser.isSet("help")
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 14, 0)
 			|| parser.isSet("help-all")
+#endif
 			|| parser.isSet("version")) {
 		QCoreApplication::setApplicationName("QGit");
 		parser.process(app.arguments());  // exits the process
@@ -99,11 +101,11 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 	}
 #endif
 
-	/* On Windows msysgit exec directory is set up
-	 * during installation so to always find git.exe
-	 * also if not in PATH
-	 */
 	QSettings set;
+	if ( set.value(GIT_DIR_KEY).toString().isEmpty() ) {
+	      // path to git is not set. Set it to our default.
+	      set.setValue(GIT_DIR_KEY, "/opt/local/bin");
+	}
 	GIT_DIR = set.value(GIT_DIR_KEY).toString();
 
 	initMimePix();