diff --git a/bin/linux/libdbm64.so b/bin/linux/libdbm64.so
index a2ed4f7b04f4..98e5bcc6b359 100755
Binary files a/bin/linux/libdbm64.so and b/bin/linux/libdbm64.so differ
diff --git a/native/LinuxGlobalMenu/DbusMenuWrapper.c b/native/LinuxGlobalMenu/DbusMenuWrapper.c
index da30f1af8829..c34f32302b95 100644
--- a/native/LinuxGlobalMenu/DbusMenuWrapper.c
+++ b/native/LinuxGlobalMenu/DbusMenuWrapper.c
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ void stopWatchDbus() {
   // _info("glib main loop is stopped");
 }
 
+// used when javaFX can't be started
+void runMainLoop(jlogger jlogger, jrunnable onAppmenuServiceAppeared, jrunnable onAppmenuServiceVanished) {
+  startWatchDbus(jlogger, onAppmenuServiceAppeared, onAppmenuServiceVanished);
+  g_main_loop_run(g_main_loop_new(NULL/*will be used g_main_context_default()*/, FALSE));
+}
+
 static void _onDbusOwnerChange(GObject *gobject, GParamSpec *pspec, gpointer user_data) {
   GDBusProxy *proxy = G_DBUS_PROXY(gobject);
 
diff --git a/native/LinuxGlobalMenu/DbusMenuWrapper.h b/native/LinuxGlobalMenu/DbusMenuWrapper.h
index bc023f36b81c..1f216a1d68f0 100644
--- a/native/LinuxGlobalMenu/DbusMenuWrapper.h
+++ b/native/LinuxGlobalMenu/DbusMenuWrapper.h
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ extern "C"{
 // must be called from java thread (to avoid detach, so jna-callbacks will be invoked from same thread)
 void startWatchDbus(jlogger jlogger, jrunnable onAppmenuServiceAppeared, jrunnable onAppmenuServiceVanished);
 void stopWatchDbus();
+
+void runMainLoop(jlogger jlogger, jrunnable onAppmenuServiceAppeared, jrunnable onAppmenuServiceVanished);
+
 void execOnMainLoop(jrunnable run);
 
 WndInfo* registerWindow(long windowXid, jeventcallback handler); // creates menu-server and binds to xid
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/GlobalMenuLinux.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/GlobalMenuLinux.java
index 40a3c3db41a7..ef1067f9532c 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/GlobalMenuLinux.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/GlobalMenuLinux.java
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ import com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl;
 interface GlobalMenuLib extends Library {
   void startWatchDbus(JLogger jlogger, JRunnable onAppmenuServiceAppeared, JRunnable onAppmenuServiceVanished);
   void stopWatchDbus();
+
+  void runMainLoop(JLogger jlogger, JRunnable onAppmenuServiceAppeared, JRunnable onAppmenuServiceVanished);
+
   void execOnMainLoop(JRunnable run);
 
   Pointer registerWindow(long windowXid, EventHandler handler);
@@ -164,9 +167,15 @@ public class GlobalMenuLinux implements GlobalMenuLib.EventHandler, Disposable {
       };
 
       // NOTE: linux implementation of javaFX starts native main loop with GtkApplication._runLoop()
-      PlatformImpl.startup(()-> {
-        ourLib.startWatchDbus(ourGLogger, ourOnAppmenuServiceAppeared, ourOnAppmenuServiceVanished);
-      });
+      try {
+        PlatformImpl.startup(() -> {
+          ourLib.startWatchDbus(ourGLogger, ourOnAppmenuServiceAppeared, ourOnAppmenuServiceVanished);
+        });
+      } catch (Throwable e) {
+        LOG.info("can't start main loop via javaFX (will run it manualy): " + e.getMessage());
+        final Thread glibMain = new Thread(()->ourLib.runMainLoop(ourGLogger, ourOnAppmenuServiceAppeared, ourOnAppmenuServiceVanished));
+        glibMain.start();
+      }
     } else {
       ourGLogger = null;
       ourProcessQueue = null;