diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/context.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/context.py
index d0a3ad00e53ad8..051d567d457928 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/context.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/context.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def freeze_support(self):
         '''Check whether this is a fake forked process in a frozen executable.
         If so then run code specified by commandline and exit.
         '''
-        if sys.platform == 'win32' and getattr(sys, 'frozen', False):
+        if self.get_start_method() == 'spawn' and getattr(sys, 'frozen', False):
             from .spawn import freeze_support
             freeze_support()
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-05-24-03-10-36.gh-issue-80334.z21cMa.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-05-24-03-10-36.gh-issue-80334.z21cMa.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..228429516db416
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-05-24-03-10-36.gh-issue-80334.z21cMa.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+:func:`multiprocessing.freeze_support` now checks for work on any "spawn"
+start method platform rather than only on Windows.