diff --git a/simgear/nasal/cppbind/detail/to_nasal_helper.cxx b/simgear/nasal/cppbind/detail/to_nasal_helper.cxx
index 73ef7e6b..26d3363f 100644
--- a/simgear/nasal/cppbind/detail/to_nasal_helper.cxx
+++ b/simgear/nasal/cppbind/detail/to_nasal_helper.cxx
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ namespace nasal
     //    }
     //    virtual ~NasalMainLoopRecipientSingleton() {}
     //};
-
-    // HACK: The below prevents shutdown on Linux. Disable until thread shutdown is implemented.
-    // NasalMainLoopRecipient mrl;
+  NasalMainLoopRecipient mrl;  
 
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   naRef to_nasal_helper(naContext c, const std::string& str)