diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/ws2_32_new/src/wsautil.c b/reactos/dll/win32/ws2_32_new/src/wsautil.c
index 9372c8306d0..d3304e4b75b 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/ws2_32_new/src/wsautil.c
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/ws2_32_new/src/wsautil.c
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ WsSetupCatalogProtection(IN HKEY CatalogKey,
     /* Start loop */
     do
     {
+#if 0
         /* Ask for notifications */
         ErrorCode = RegNotifyChangeKeyValue(CatalogKey,
                                             FALSE,
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ WsSetupCatalogProtection(IN HKEY CatalogKey,
             ErrorCode = WSASYSCALLFAILURE;
             break;
         }
+#endif
 
         /* Read the current ID */
         ErrorCode = RegQueryValueEx(CatalogKey,