diff --git a/src/audacity.desktop.in b/src/audacity.desktop.in
index d57c79fb2..6d730f5f6 100644
--- a/src/audacity.desktop.in
+++ b/src/audacity.desktop.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Icon=@AUDACITY_NAME@
 Type=Application
 Categories=AudioVideo;Audio;AudioVideoEditing;
 
-Exec=@AUDACITY_NAME@ %F
+Exec=env UBUNTU_MENUPROXY=0 @AUDACITY_NAME@ %F
 StartupNotify=false
 Terminal=false
 MimeType=application/x-audacity-project;@MIMETYPES@