diff --git a/src/gui_gtk.c b/src/gui_gtk.c
index c097545..cdfe78b 100644
--- a/src/gui_gtk.c
+++ b/src/gui_gtk.c
@@ -1195,7 +1195,10 @@
  * Implementation of the file selector related stuff
  */
 #if defined(HAVE_GTK2) && GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,4,0)
-# define USE_FILE_CHOOSER
+/* This has been disabled, because the GTK library rewrites
+ * ~/.recently-used.xbel every time the main loop is quit.  For Vim that means
+ * on just about any event. */
+/* # define USE_FILE_CHOOSER */
 #endif
 
 #ifndef USE_FILE_CHOOSER