diff --git a/mozilla/camino/src/bookmarks/BookmarkManager.mm b/mozilla/camino/src/bookmarks/BookmarkManager.mm
index a65f5eaf9f5..f5b4b4d1bc6 100644
--- a/mozilla/camino/src/bookmarks/BookmarkManager.mm
+++ b/mozilla/camino/src/bookmarks/BookmarkManager.mm
@@ -1218,7 +1218,8 @@ static BookmarkManager* gBookmarkManager = nil;
 
 - (void)writeBookmarks:(NSNotification *)inNotification
 {
-  // NSLog(@"Saving bookmarks");
+  if (!mBookmarksLoaded)
+    return;
   [self writePropertyListFile:mPathToBookmarkFile];
 }