diff -uNrp a/src/caja-application.c b/src/caja-application.c
--- a/src/caja-application.c	2013-10-26 03:19:58.000000000 -0700
+++ b/src/caja-application.c	2013-12-08 15:01:44.388797604 -0800
@@ -1029,9 +1029,11 @@ caja_application_startup (CajaApplicatio
 
         /* Monitor the preference to have the desktop */
         /* point to the Unix home folder */
+/*
         g_signal_connect_swapped (caja_preferences, "changed::" CAJA_PREFERENCES_DESKTOP_IS_HOME_DIR,
                                   G_CALLBACK(desktop_location_changed_callback),
                                   G_OBJECT (application));
+*/
         /* Create the other windows. */
         if (urls != NULL || !no_default_window)
         {