diff --git a/static/assets/icons/zulip-icons.font.js b/static/assets/icons/zulip-icons.font.js
index 765a5362df..a94b844c13 100644
--- a/static/assets/icons/zulip-icons.font.js
+++ b/static/assets/icons/zulip-icons.font.js
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ module.exports = {
     baseSelector: ".zulip-icon",
     cssTemplate: "./template.hbs",
     ligature: false,
+    writeFiles: false,
 };