diff --git a/app/app.c b/app/app.c
index ec3b12ca92..f0d1d4d888 100644
--- a/app/app.c
+++ b/app/app.c
@@ -547,19 +547,15 @@ app_exit_after_callback (Gimp         *gimp,
     g_print ("EXIT: %s\n", G_STRFUNC);
 
   /*
-   *  In stable releases, we simply call exit() here. This speeds up
-   *  the process of quitting GIMP and also works around the problem
-   *  that plug-ins might still be running.
+   *  In releases, we simply call exit() here. This speeds up the
+   *  process of quitting GIMP and also works around the problem that
+   *  plug-ins might still be running.
    *
    *  In unstable releases, we shut down GIMP properly in an attempt
    *  to catch possible problems in our finalizers.
    */
 
-#ifdef GIMP_UNSTABLE
-
-  g_application_quit (G_APPLICATION (app));
-
-#else
+#ifdef GIMP_RELEASE
 
   gimp_gegl_exit (gimp);
 
@@ -567,6 +563,10 @@ app_exit_after_callback (Gimp         *gimp,
 
   exit (gimp_core_app_get_exit_status (GIMP_CORE_APP (app)));
 
+#else
+
+  g_application_quit (G_APPLICATION (app));
+
 #endif
 
   return FALSE;