diff --git a/headers/os/interface/MenuBar.h b/headers/os/interface/MenuBar.h
index 76c5f0b176..b48c91aed9 100644
--- a/headers/os/interface/MenuBar.h
+++ b/headers/os/interface/MenuBar.h
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ public:
 
 	virtual status_t			Perform(perform_code code, void* data);
 
+protected:
+			void				StartMenuBar(int32 menuIndex,
+									bool sticky = true, bool showMenu = false,
+									BRect* special_rect = NULL);
+
 private:
 	friend class BWindow;
 	friend class BMenuField;
@@ -91,12 +96,6 @@ private:
 
 			BMenuBar			&operator=(const BMenuBar &);
 
-	// TODO: Tracker uses this function so we can't change
-	// its signature without breaking it
-			void				StartMenuBar(int32 menuIndex,
-									bool sticky = true, bool showMenu = false,
-									BRect* special_rect = NULL);
-
 	static	int32				_TrackTask(void *arg);
 			BMenuItem*			_Track(int32 *action, int32 startIndex = -1,
 									bool showMenu = false);
diff --git a/src/apps/deskbar/BarWindow.cpp b/src/apps/deskbar/BarWindow.cpp
index 1207eef98c..9469479bfb 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskbar/BarWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/deskbar/BarWindow.cpp
@@ -68,24 +68,14 @@ All rights reserved.
 #define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "MainWindow"
 
 
-// This is a very ugly hack to be able to call the private
-// BMenuBar::StartMenuBar() method from the TBarWindow::ShowBeMenu() method.
-// Don't do this at home -- but why the hell is this method private?
-#if __MWERKS__
-	#define BMenuBar_StartMenuBar_Hack StartMenuBar__8BMenuBarFlbbP5BRect
-#elif __GNUC__ <= 2
-	#define BMenuBar_StartMenuBar_Hack StartMenuBar__8BMenuBarlbT2P5BRect
-#elif __GNUC__ > 2
-	#if B_HAIKU_64_BIT
-		#define BMenuBar_StartMenuBar_Hack _ZN8BMenuBar12StartMenuBarEibbP5BRect
-	#else
-		#define BMenuBar_StartMenuBar_Hack _ZN8BMenuBar12StartMenuBarElbbP5BRect
-	#endif
-#else
-#	error "You may want to port this ugly hack to your compiler ABI"
-#endif
-extern "C" void
-	BMenuBar_StartMenuBar_Hack(BMenuBar*, int32, bool, bool, BRect*);
+// This is a bit of a hack to be able to call BMenuBar::StartMenuBar(), which
+// is private. Don't do this at home!
+class TStartableMenuBar : public BMenuBar {
+public:
+	void StartMenuBar(int32 menuIndex, bool sticky = true, bool showMenu = false,
+		BRect* special_rect = NULL) { BMenuBar::StartMenuBar(menuIndex, sticky, showMenu,
+			special_rect); }
+};
 
 
 TDeskbarMenu* TBarWindow::sDeskbarMenu = NULL;
@@ -323,14 +313,14 @@ TBarWindow::DeskbarMenu()
 void
 TBarWindow::ShowDeskbarMenu()
 {
-	BMenuBar* menuBar = fBarView->BarMenuBar();
+	TStartableMenuBar* menuBar = (TStartableMenuBar*)fBarView->BarMenuBar();
 	if (menuBar == NULL)
-		menuBar = KeyMenuBar();
+		menuBar = (TStartableMenuBar*)KeyMenuBar();
 
 	if (menuBar == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	BMenuBar_StartMenuBar_Hack(menuBar, 0, true, true, NULL);
+	menuBar->StartMenuBar(0, true, true, NULL);
 }
 
 
@@ -344,7 +334,7 @@ TBarWindow::ShowTeamMenu()
 	if (KeyMenuBar() == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	BMenuBar_StartMenuBar_Hack(KeyMenuBar(), index, true, true, NULL);
+	((TStartableMenuBar*)KeyMenuBar())->StartMenuBar(index, true, true, NULL);
 }