diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/SConscript b/gtk2_ardour/SConscript
index dd460e4b63..f32b0a38f1 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/SConscript
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/SConscript
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@ Default(ardour_dark_theme)
Default(ardour_light_theme)
Default(ardour_dark_sae_theme)
Default(ardour_light_sae_theme)
+Default(ardour_menus)
if env['VST']:
Default(ardourlib)
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
index 6b8b7fba0f..542ba5d388 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@
+