diff --git a/src-tauri/src/shortcut.rs b/src-tauri/src/shortcut.rs
index d87438a..fdd5d75 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/shortcut.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/shortcut.rs
@@ -739,24 +739,44 @@ pub fn resume_binding(app: AppHandle, id: String) -> Result<(), String> {
 }
 
 pub fn register_cancel_shortcut(app: &AppHandle) {
-    let app_clone = app.clone();
-    tauri::async_runtime::spawn(async move {
-        if let Some(cancel_binding) = get_settings(&app_clone).bindings.get("cancel").cloned() {
-            if let Err(e) = register_shortcut(&app_clone, cancel_binding) {
-                eprintln!("Failed to register cancel shortcut: {}", e);
+    // Cancel shortcut is disabled on Linux due to instability with dynamic shortcut registration
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    {
+        let _ = app;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+    {
+        let app_clone = app.clone();
+        tauri::async_runtime::spawn(async move {
+            if let Some(cancel_binding) = get_settings(&app_clone).bindings.get("cancel").cloned() {
+                if let Err(e) = register_shortcut(&app_clone, cancel_binding) {
+                    eprintln!("Failed to register cancel shortcut: {}", e);
+                }
             }
-        }
-    });
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn unregister_cancel_shortcut(app: &AppHandle) {
-    let app_clone = app.clone();
-    tauri::async_runtime::spawn(async move {
-        if let Some(cancel_binding) = get_settings(&app_clone).bindings.get("cancel").cloned() {
-            // We ignore errors here as it might already be unregistered
-            let _ = unregister_shortcut(&app_clone, cancel_binding);
-        }
-    });
+    // Cancel shortcut is disabled on Linux due to instability with dynamic shortcut registration
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    {
+        let _ = app;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+    {
+        let app_clone = app.clone();
+        tauri::async_runtime::spawn(async move {
+            if let Some(cancel_binding) = get_settings(&app_clone).bindings.get("cancel").cloned() {
+                // We ignore errors here as it might already be unregistered
+                let _ = unregister_shortcut(&app_clone, cancel_binding);
+            }
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn register_shortcut(app: &AppHandle, binding: ShortcutBinding) -> Result<(), String> {
diff --git a/src/components/settings/debug/DebugSettings.tsx b/src/components/settings/debug/DebugSettings.tsx
index 2a96c62..01e6c5b 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/debug/DebugSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/components/settings/debug/DebugSettings.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React from "react";
+import { type } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-os";
 import { WordCorrectionThreshold } from "./WordCorrectionThreshold";
 import { LogDirectory } from "./LogDirectory";
 import { LogLevelSelector } from "./LogLevelSelector";
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import { useSettings } from "../../../hooks/useSettings";
 export const DebugSettings: React.FC = () => {
   const { getSetting } = useSettings();
   const pushToTalk = getSetting("push_to_talk");
+  const isLinux = type() === "linux";
 
   return (
     <div className="max-w-3xl w-full mx-auto space-y-6">
@@ -38,11 +40,14 @@ export const DebugSettings: React.FC = () => {
         <ClamshellMicrophoneSelector descriptionMode="tooltip" grouped={true} />
         <PostProcessingToggle descriptionMode="tooltip" grouped={true} />
         <MuteWhileRecording descriptionMode="tooltip" grouped={true} />
-        <HandyShortcut
-          shortcutId="cancel"
-          grouped={true}
-          disabled={pushToTalk}
-        />
+        {/* Cancel shortcut is disabled on Linux due to instability with dynamic shortcut registration */}
+        {!isLinux && (
+          <HandyShortcut
+            shortcutId="cancel"
+            grouped={true}
+            disabled={pushToTalk}
+          />
+        )}
       </SettingsGroup>
     </div>
   );