diff --git a/dcop/dcopserver.h b/dcop/dcopserver.h
index f5d0ea9f0..f0f5d1137 100644
--- a/dcop/dcopserver.h
+++ b/dcop/dcopserver.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ class TQTextStream;
 class TQFile;
 #endif
 
+#define NDEBUG
+
 typedef TQValueList<TQCString> QCStringList;
 
 /**