diff --git a/plugin/oji/MRJCarbon/plugin/Source/MRJSession.cpp b/plugin/oji/MRJCarbon/plugin/Source/MRJSession.cpp
index db8b59666238..1f5c88d8718e 100644
--- a/plugin/oji/MRJCarbon/plugin/Source/MRJSession.cpp
+++ b/plugin/oji/MRJCarbon/plugin/Source/MRJSession.cpp
@@ -298,7 +298,9 @@ OSStatus MRJSession::close()
     	    mSession = NULL;
         }
 
+#if !TARGET_RT_MAC_MACHO // XXX right now, this hangs Chimera...
         mJavaVM->DestroyJavaVM();
+#endif
         mJavaVM = NULL;
     }
     return noErr;