diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index af7338955..730f7c52c 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@
 #endif
 
 /* test for polling API */
+#if 0
 #ifdef __linux__
 #define HAVE_EPOLL 1
 #endif
+#endif
 
 #endif