diff --git a/Fltk/FlGui.cpp b/Fltk/FlGui.cpp
index 3ad61ffbd38e2ac3d0f8322daa859ca9cd252ac5..f2388dcd8a407ea5bb1952cfdff3041447e61e41 100644
--- a/Fltk/FlGui.cpp
+++ b/Fltk/FlGui.cpp
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ FlGui::FlGui(int argc, char **argv)
 
   // add callback to respond to Mac Finder
 #if defined(__APPLE__)
+  Fl_Mac_App_Menu::print = ""; // remove this: it crashes
   fl_open_callback(OpenProjectMacFinder);
   fl_mac_set_about(help_about_cb, 0);
 #endif