diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/x11/juce_linux_XWindowSystem.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/x11/juce_linux_XWindowSystem.cpp
index 341acc1df2..eeb169e68c 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/x11/juce_linux_XWindowSystem.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/x11/juce_linux_XWindowSystem.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace juce
  #define JUCE_DEBUG_XERRORS 1
 
  #if ! defined (JUCE_DEBUG_XERRORS_SYNCHRONOUSLY)
-  #define JUCE_DEBUG_XERRORS_SYNCHRONOUSLY 1
+  #define JUCE_DEBUG_XERRORS_SYNCHRONOUSLY 0
  #endif
 #endif