diff --git a/src/atom.coffee b/src/atom.coffee
index 4883bfb89..944e5049d 100644
--- a/src/atom.coffee
+++ b/src/atom.coffee
@@ -730,5 +730,4 @@ class Atom extends Model
 
   setAutoHideMenuBar: (autoHide) ->
     ipc.send('call-window-method', 'setAutoHideMenuBar', autoHide)
-    unless autoHide
-      ipc.send('call-window-method', 'setMenuBarVisibility', true)
+    ipc.send('call-window-method', 'setMenuBarVisibility', !autoHide)