diff --git a/aegisub/src/main.cpp b/aegisub/src/main.cpp
index 5ac03bb9a..baf7b3ffb 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/main.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/main.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,11 @@ void AegisubApp::OnAssertFailure(const wxChar *file, int line, const wxChar *fun
 	wxApp::OnAssertFailure(file, line, func, cond, msg);
 }
 
+AegisubApp::AegisubApp() {
+	// http://trac.wxwidgets.org/ticket/14302
+	wxSetEnv("UBUNTU_MENUPROXY", "0");
+}
+
 /// @brief Gets called when application starts.
 /// @return bool
 bool AegisubApp::OnInit() {
diff --git a/aegisub/src/main.h b/aegisub/src/main.h
index c926eed41..5e3351dce 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/main.h
+++ b/aegisub/src/main.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 /// @ingroup main
 ///
 
-
 #ifndef AGI_PRE
 #include <wx/app.h>
 #include <wx/file.h>
@@ -113,6 +112,8 @@ class AegisubApp: public wxApp {
 	void HandleEvent(wxEvtHandler *handler, wxEventFunction func, wxEvent& event) const;
 
 public:
+	AegisubApp();
+
 	/// DOCME
 	AegisubLocale locale;