diff --git a/toolkit/components/remote/nsQtRemoteService.cpp b/toolkit/components/remote/nsQtRemoteService.cpp
index 587faa888fb6..d01e7d2b2335 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/remote/nsQtRemoteService.cpp
+++ b/toolkit/components/remote/nsQtRemoteService.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ mServerWindow(0)
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 nsQtRemoteService::Startup(const char* aAppName, const char* aProfileName)
 {
+#if (MOZ_PLATFORM_MAEMO == 5)
+  return NS_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
+#endif
   if (mServerWindow) return NS_ERROR_ALREADY_INITIALIZED;
   NS_ASSERTION(aAppName, "Don't pass a null appname!");