diff --git a/suite/browser/browser-prefs.js b/suite/browser/browser-prefs.js
index 571c7c5e85..6985ea3cc4 100644
--- a/suite/browser/browser-prefs.js
+++ b/suite/browser/browser-prefs.js
@@ -811,6 +811,9 @@ pref("security.mixed_content.block_active_content", true);
 // Turn on the CSP 1.0 parser for Content Security Policy headers
 pref("security.csp.speccompliant", true);
 
+// REMOVE once bug 903439 is fixed (no geolocation API key at this time)
+pref("geo.enabled", false);
+
 // FAQ URLs
 pref("browser.geolocation.warning.infoURL", "http://www.seamonkey-project.org/doc/2.0/geolocation");