diff --git a/history.c b/history.c
index 59876da..b03cc7a 100644
--- a/history.c
+++ b/history.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 #include "sh.h"
 
+#define SMALL
+
 #if !defined(HAVE_STRAVIS) || !defined(HAVE_STRUNVIS)
 #include "vis.h"
 #else
@@ -636,12 +638,12 @@ init_histvec(void)
 static void
 history_lock(int operation)
 {
-	while (flock(fileno(histfh), operation) != 0) {
+	/*while (flock(fileno(histfh), operation) != 0) {
 		if (errno == EINTR || errno == EAGAIN)
 			continue;
 		else
 			break;
-	}
+	}*/
 }
 
 /*