diff -urN gnome-orca-2.31.2/src/orca/orca.in gnome-orca-2.31.2.new/src/orca/orca.in
--- gnome-orca-2.31.2/src/orca/orca.in	2010-05-24 13:14:48.467824928 +1000
+++ gnome-orca-2.31.2.new/src/orca/orca.in	2010-05-24 13:16:46.525325038 +1000
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
 #
 ARGS="$*"
 
+if pidof speech-dispatcher >/dev/null; then
+	kill $(pidof speech-dispatcher)
+fi
+
 # Save away XMODMAP settings we might change.
 #
 saveXmodmap()