diff --git a/src/zen/common/modules/ZenMenubar.mjs b/src/zen/common/modules/ZenMenubar.mjs
index 81a9ce9c9..62536c1d0 100644
--- a/src/zen/common/modules/ZenMenubar.mjs
+++ b/src/zen/common/modules/ZenMenubar.mjs
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ export class nsZenMenuBar {
       </menu>`);
     document.getElementById("view-menu").after(spacesMenubar);
     document.getElementById("zen-spaces-menubar").addEventListener("popupshowing", () => {
+      if (AppConstants.platform === "linux") {
+        // On linux, there seems to be a bug where the menu freezes up and makes the browser
+        // suppiciously unresponsive if we try to update the menu while it's opening.
+        // See https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/issues/12024
+        return;
+      }
       gZenWorkspaces.updateWorkspacesChangeContextMenu();
     });
   }