diff --git a/pwndbg/dbg/gdb/__init__.py b/pwndbg/dbg/gdb/__init__.py
index 2a7b92e0a..ebe16ae7e 100644
--- a/pwndbg/dbg/gdb/__init__.py
+++ b/pwndbg/dbg/gdb/__init__.py
@@ -1294,6 +1294,10 @@ def _gdb_event_class_from_event_type(ty: pwndbg.dbg_mod.EventType) -> Any:
 class GDB(pwndbg.dbg_mod.Debugger):
     @override
     def setup(self):
+        import pwnlib.update
+
+        pwnlib.update.disabled = True
+
         from pwndbg.commands import load_commands
 
         load_gdblib()
diff --git a/pwndbg/dbg/lldb/__init__.py b/pwndbg/dbg/lldb/__init__.py
index 0f19960ed..7718f22f2 100644
--- a/pwndbg/dbg/lldb/__init__.py
+++ b/pwndbg/dbg/lldb/__init__.py
@@ -1751,6 +1751,10 @@ class LLDB(pwndbg.dbg_mod.Debugger):
 
     @override
     def setup(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        import pwnlib.update
+
+        pwnlib.update.disabled = True
+
         self.exec_states = []
         self.event_handlers = {}
         self.controllers = []