--- matchbox-panel-0.9.2.multi/applets/mb-applet-menu-launcher.c	2006-02-16 00:43:28.000000000 +0100
+++ matchbox-panel-0.9.2/applets/mb-applet-menu-launcher.c	2006-02-17 20:25:14.000000000 +0100
@@ -392,7 +392,8 @@
   FILE *fp;
   char *buf;
   int len;
-  MBMenuMenu *menu_panel;
+  MBMenuMenu *menu_panel = NULL;
+  char *menu_panel_disabled = getenv ("MB_MENU_PANEL_DISABLED");
   char *tmp_path = NULL, *tmp_path2 = NULL ;
 
   char vfolder_path_root[512];
@@ -453,8 +454,8 @@
 
     }
 
-  menu_panel = mb_menu_add_path(app_data->mbmenu, "Utilities/Panel" , NULL, MBMENU_NO_SORT );
-
+  if (!menu_panel_disabled)
+    menu_panel = mb_menu_add_path(app_data->mbmenu, "Utilities/Panel" , NULL, MBMENU_NO_SORT );
 
   tmp_path = mb_dot_desktop_icon_get_full_path (app_data->theme_name, 
 						16, 
@@ -620,6 +621,9 @@
 			  && !strcmp(mb_dotdesktop_get(dd, "Type"), 
 				     "PanelApp"))
 			{
+			  if (menu_panel_disabled)
+			    continue;
+
 			  m = menu_panel;
 			}