diff --git a/coregrind/vg_stabs.c b/coregrind/vg_stabs.c
index 73455b212..47a1fa58c 100644
--- a/coregrind/vg_stabs.c
+++ b/coregrind/vg_stabs.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ typedef struct _StabTypeTab {
    }		*headerhash[HEADER_HASHSZ];
 } StabTypeTab;
 
-static const Bool stabs_debug = True;
+static const Bool stabs_debug = False;
 
 static UInt header_hash(Char *filename, UInt instance)
 {