diff --git a/basis/prettyprint/config/config.factor b/basis/prettyprint/config/config.factor
index a8848f9061..0b2c4b888b 100644
--- a/basis/prettyprint/config/config.factor
+++ b/basis/prettyprint/config/config.factor
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ string-limit? on
         2 nesting-limit set
         string-limit? on
         boa-tuples? on
-        c-object-pointers? on
+        c-object-pointers? off
         call
     ] with-scope ; inline