diff --git a/server/TcpSocketMonitor.cpp b/server/TcpSocketMonitor.cpp
index a6d71b7..3917eea 100644
--- a/server/TcpSocketMonitor.cpp
+++ b/server/TcpSocketMonitor.cpp
@@ -297,10 +297,13 @@
     mIsRunning = true;
     mIsSuspended = true;
     mPollingThread = std::thread([this] {
+        (void) this;
+#if 0  // Disable due to crashes in updateSocketStats. b/72512637
         while (isRunning()) {
             poll();
             waitForNextPoll();
         }
+#endif
     });
 }