diff --git a/toolkit/profile/content/profileSelection.js b/toolkit/profile/content/profileSelection.js
index 011946f7471a..d917647c7347 100644
--- a/toolkit/profile/content/profileSelection.js
+++ b/toolkit/profile/content/profileSelection.js
@@ -117,7 +117,10 @@ function acceptDialog()
   gProfileService.startWithLastProfile = autoSelectLastProfile.checked;
   gProfileService.selectedProfile = selectedProfile.profile;
 
+  /* Bug 257777 */
+#ifndef MOZ_PHOENIX
   gProfileService.startOffline = document.getElementById("offlineState").checked;
+#end if
 
   gDialogParams.SetInt(0, 1);
 
diff --git a/toolkit/profile/content/profileSelection.xul b/toolkit/profile/content/profileSelection.xul
index 9cbdf8823831..be9090cdc785 100644
--- a/toolkit/profile/content/profileSelection.xul
+++ b/toolkit/profile/content/profileSelection.xul
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@
                onkeypress="onProfilesKey(event);">
       </listbox>
 
+      <!-- Bug 257777 -->
+#ifndef MOZ_PHOENIX
       <checkbox id="offlineState" label="&offlineState.label;" accesskey="&offlineState.accesskey;"/> 
+#endif
 
       <checkbox id="autoSelectLastProfile" label="&autoSelect.label;"
                 accesskey="&autoSelect.accesskey;"/>