diff --git a/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp b/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp
index 17b2f3672..0f5c9214b 100755
--- a/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp
+++ b/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp
@@ -392,6 +392,8 @@ void QBtSession::configureSession() {
 
   sessionSettings.upnp_ignore_nonrouters = true;
   sessionSettings.use_dht_as_fallback = false;
+  // Disable support for SSL torrents for now
+  sessionSettings.ssl_listen = 0;
   // To prevent ISPs from blocking seeding
   sessionSettings.lazy_bitfields = true;
   // Speed up exit