diff --git a/src/gui_gtk_x11.c b/src/gui_gtk_x11.c
index 97ad6b0..5538446 100644
--- a/src/gui_gtk_x11.c
+++ b/src/gui_gtk_x11.c
@@ -2873,7 +2873,9 @@
     GtkWidget *menu;
 
     menu = gtk_menu_new();
-    add_tabline_menu_item(menu, (char_u *)_("Close"), TABLINE_MENU_CLOSE);
+    if (first_tabpage->tp_next != NULL)
+	add_tabline_menu_item(menu, (char_u *)_("Close tab"),
+							  TABLINE_MENU_CLOSE);
     add_tabline_menu_item(menu, (char_u *)_("New tab"), TABLINE_MENU_NEW);
     add_tabline_menu_item(menu, (char_u *)_("Open Tab..."), TABLINE_MENU_OPEN);