diff --git a/midori/main.c b/midori/main.c
index ac187d92..6d995f65 100644
--- a/midori/main.c
+++ b/midori/main.c
@@ -2273,6 +2273,7 @@ main (int    argc,
             g_object_set (settings,
                           "show-menubar", FALSE,
                           "show-navigationbar", FALSE,
+                          "always-show-tabbar", FALSE,
                           "toolbar-items", "Back,Forward,ReloadStop,Location,Homepage",
                           "show-statusbar", FALSE,
                           "enable-developer-extras", FALSE,