diff --git a/src/graphics/Window.zig b/src/graphics/Window.zig
index ffb61d10..5e0f3b39 100644
--- a/src/graphics/Window.zig
+++ b/src/graphics/Window.zig
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const std = @import("std");
+const builtin = @import("builtin");
 
 const main = @import("main");
 const settings = main.settings;
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ pub const Gamepad = struct {
 		}
 	};
 	pub fn downloadControllerMappings() void {
+		if(builtin.mode == .Debug) return; // TODO: The http fetch adds ~5 seconds to the compile time, so it's disabled in debug mode, see #24435
 		var needsDownload: bool = false;
 		const curTimestamp = std.time.nanoTimestamp();
 		const timestamp: i128 = blk: {