diff -ur abrt-2.1.1/src/applet/applet.c abrt-2.1.1.new/src/applet/applet.c
--- abrt-2.1.1/src/applet/applet.c	2013-02-01 17:05:40.000000000 +0100
+++ abrt-2.1.1.new/src/applet/applet.c	2013-03-05 12:04:38.840227170 +0100
@@ -117,9 +117,7 @@
     if (configured)
         return string_to_bool(configured);
 
-    /* Default: enabled for GNOME desktop, else disabled */
-    const char *desktop_env = getenv("DESKTOP_SESSION");
-    return (desktop_env && strcasestr(desktop_env, "gnome") != NULL);
+    return false;
 }
 
 /*