diff --git a/src/core/linux/SDL_dbus.c b/src/core/linux/SDL_dbus.c
index 8f3462fc2..713b94e1e 100644
--- a/src/core/linux/SDL_dbus.c
+++ b/src/core/linux/SDL_dbus.c
@@ -139,9 +139,14 @@ SDL_DBus_Quit(void)
         dbus.connection_close(dbus.session_conn);
         dbus.connection_unref(dbus.session_conn);
     }
+/* Don't do this - bug 3950
+   dbus_shutdown() is a debug feature which closes all global resources in the dbus library. Calling this should be done by the app, not a library, because if there are multiple users of dbus in the process then SDL could shut it down even though another part is using it.
+*/
+#if 0
     if (dbus.shutdown) {
         dbus.shutdown();
     }
+#endif
     SDL_zero(dbus);
     UnloadDBUSLibrary();
 }