diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5354ce12f..d057cc1d4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2018-08-31  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
+
+	* src/base/ftdebug.c (FT_Throw): Reduce chattiness.
+
 2018-08-31  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
 
 	* src/autofit/afhints.c (af_glyph_hints_reload): Add initialization.
diff --git a/src/base/ftdebug.c b/src/base/ftdebug.c
index d5045da77..0b5510a3b 100644
--- a/src/base/ftdebug.c
+++ b/src/base/ftdebug.c
@@ -87,12 +87,15 @@
             int          line,
             const char*  file )
   {
+#if 0
+    /* activating the code in this block makes FreeType very chatty */
     fprintf( stderr,
              "%s:%d: error 0x%02x: %s\n",
              file,
              line,
              error,
              FT_Error_String( error ) );
+#endif
 
     return 0;
   }