diff --git a/src/tdeio_locate.cpp b/src/tdeio_locate.cpp
index cedca4a..be2037f 100644
--- a/src/tdeio_locate.cpp
+++ b/src/tdeio_locate.cpp
@@ -1017,6 +1017,7 @@ extern "C"
     {
         // We use TDEApplication instead of TDEInstance here, because we use a
         // config dialog and such gui stuff.
+        TDEApplication::disableAutoDcopRegistration();
         TDEApplication app(argc, argv, "tdeio_locate", false, true, false);
 
         DEBUGSTR << "*** Starting tdeio_locate " << endl;