diff --git a/Xresources b/Xresources
index 5f8252c..1ce8001 100644
--- a/Xresources
+++ b/Xresources
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ urxvt.boldFont:    xft:Monospace:pixelsize=10:bold:antialias=true:hinting=true
 urxvt.letterSpace: -1.5
 urxvt.lineSpace:   -2
 
+! printing (pipe to true, which does nothing)
+urxvt.print-pipe: true
+
 ! misc
 urxvt.scrollBar:  false
 urxvt.visualBell: true