diff --git a/gedit/gedit-app.c b/gedit/gedit-app.c
index 5532d5975..671208c35 100644
--- a/gedit/gedit-app.c
+++ b/gedit/gedit-app.c
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@ add_accelerator (GtkApplication *app,
 static gboolean
 show_menubar (void)
 {
+	return TRUE;
 	GtkSettings *settings = gtk_settings_get_default ();
 	gboolean result;