diff --git a/programs/emacs/default.nix b/programs/emacs/default.nix
index 72f2587..1c850ec 100644
--- a/programs/emacs/default.nix
+++ b/programs/emacs/default.nix
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
           (deftheme ${custom-theme-name}
             "Use Nix customised fonts for main faces")
 
+          (custom-theme-set-variables
+            '${custom-theme-name}
+            '(menu-bar-mode nil))
+
           (custom-theme-set-faces
            '${custom-theme-name}
            '(default ((t (:family "${fixed-font-family}" :height ${font-height}))))