diff --git a/options.cpp b/options.cpp
index e2f79621d8..867aee124f 100644
--- a/options.cpp
+++ b/options.cpp
@@ -178,15 +178,16 @@ unsigned long Options::updateSettings()
     // Since we want to allow users to enable window decoration tooltips
     // and not kstyle tooltips and vise-versa, we don't read the
     // "EffectNoTooltip" setting from kdeglobals.
-    KConfig _globalConfig( "kdeglobals" );
-    KConfigGroup globalConfig(&_globalConfig, "KDE");
-    topmenus = globalConfig.readEntry( "macStyle", false);
 
-    KConfig _kdesktopcfg( "kdesktoprc" );
-    KConfigGroup kdesktopcfg(&_kdesktopcfg, "Menubar" );
-    desktop_topmenu = kdesktopcfg.readEntry( "ShowMenubar", false);
-    if( desktop_topmenu )
-        topmenus = true;
+#if 0
+    FIXME: we have no mac style menu implementation in kwin anymore, so this just breaks
+           things for people!
+    KConfig _globalConfig("kdeglobals");
+    KConfigGroup globalConfig(&_globalConfig, "KDE");
+    topmenus = globalConfig.readEntry("macStyle", false);
+#else
+    topmenus = false;
+#endif
 
 //    QToolTip::setGloballyEnabled( d->show_tooltips );
 // KDE4 this probably needs to be done manually in clients