diff --git a/src/gui_motif.c b/src/gui_motif.c
index 57f264d..eb8c325 100644
--- a/src/gui_motif.c
+++ b/src/gui_motif.c
@@ -540,14 +540,17 @@
     tabLine_menu = XmCreatePopupMenu(tabLine, "tabline popup", NULL, 0);
 
     /* Add the buttons to the menu */
-    n = 0;
-    XtSetArg(args[n], XmNuserData, TABLINE_MENU_CLOSE); n++;
-    xms = XmStringCreate((char *)"Close tab", STRING_TAG);
-    XtSetArg(args[n], XmNlabelString, xms); n++;
-    button = XmCreatePushButton(tabLine_menu, "Close", args, n);
-    XtAddCallback(button, XmNactivateCallback,
-		  (XtCallbackProc)tabline_button_cb, NULL);
-    XmStringFree(xms);
+    if (first_tabpage->tp_next != NULL)
+    {
+	n = 0;
+	XtSetArg(args[n], XmNuserData, TABLINE_MENU_CLOSE); n++;
+	xms = XmStringCreate((char *)"Close tab", STRING_TAG);
+	XtSetArg(args[n], XmNlabelString, xms); n++;
+	button = XmCreatePushButton(tabLine_menu, "Close", args, n);
+	XtAddCallback(button, XmNactivateCallback,
+		      (XtCallbackProc)tabline_button_cb, NULL);
+	XmStringFree(xms);
+    }
 
     n = 0;
     XtSetArg(args[n], XmNuserData, TABLINE_MENU_NEW); n++;