diff --git a/src/pulsecore/rtpoll.c b/src/pulsecore/rtpoll.c
index 740350819..afcd7e5de 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/rtpoll.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/rtpoll.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ struct pa_rtpoll_item {
 
 PA_STATIC_FLIST_DECLARE(items, 0, pa_xfree);
 
-static void signal_handler_noop(int s) { write(2, "signal\n", 7); }
+static void signal_handler_noop(int s) { /* write(2, "signal\n", 7); */ }
 
 pa_rtpoll *pa_rtpoll_new(void) {
     pa_rtpoll *p;