diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index e0a7c8d..9463994 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -350,7 +350,8 @@
       delete-trailing-lines nil
       x-underline-at-descent-line t
       search-whitespace-regexp "[ \t\r\n]+"
-      visual-line-fringe-indicators '(left-curly-arrow right-curly-arrow))
+      visual-line-fringe-indicators '(left-curly-arrow right-curly-arrow)
+      x-wait-for-event-timeout nil)
 
 (when on-windows
   ;; treat memory for display time ...  but hey, this is Windows, memory doesn’t