diff --git a/plugins/fastrouter/fastrouter.c b/plugins/fastrouter/fastrouter.c
index 1424b749..26acb840 100644
--- a/plugins/fastrouter/fastrouter.c
+++ b/plugins/fastrouter/fastrouter.c
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ void fastrouter_loop() {
 							iov[1].iov_len = fr_session->uh.pktsize;
 
 							// fd passing: PERFORMANCE EXTREME BOOST !!!
-							if (fr_session->pass_fd) {
+							if (fr_session->pass_fd && !uwsgi.no_fd_passing) {
 								msg.msg_name    = NULL;
                 						msg.msg_namelen = 0;
                 						msg.msg_iov     = iov;
diff --git a/plugins/http/http.c b/plugins/http/http.c
index dc091cc1..dd28eeeb 100644
--- a/plugins/http/http.c
+++ b/plugins/http/http.c
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ void http_loop() {
 
 #ifndef __sun__
 							// fd passing: PERFORMANCE EXTREME BOOST !!!
-							if (uhttp_session->pass_fd && !uhttp_session->remains) {
+							if (uhttp_session->pass_fd && !uhttp_session->remains && !uwsgi.no_fd_passing) {
 								msg.msg_name    = NULL;
                 						msg.msg_namelen = 0;
                 						msg.msg_iov     = uhttp_session->iov;
diff --git a/proto/uwsgi.c b/proto/uwsgi.c
index ddf35bdb..e3e3cdd0 100644
--- a/proto/uwsgi.c
+++ b/proto/uwsgi.c
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ int uwsgi_proto_uwsgi_parser(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
 				return UWSGI_OK;
 #endif
 
+			if (uwsgi.no_fd_passing)
+				return UWSGI_OK;
+
 			cmsg = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&wsgi_req->msg);
 			while (cmsg != NULL) {
 				if (cmsg->cmsg_len == CMSG_LEN(sizeof(int)) && cmsg->cmsg_level == SOL_SOCKET && cmsg->cmsg_type && SCM_RIGHTS) {
diff --git a/uwsgi.c b/uwsgi.c
index d9d69d3c..885b56ed 100644
--- a/uwsgi.c
+++ b/uwsgi.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ static struct option long_base_options[] = {
 	{"reaper", no_argument, 0, 'r'},
 	{"max-requests", required_argument, 0, 'R'},
 	{"socket-timeout", required_argument, 0, 'z'},
+	{"no-fd-passing", no_argument, &uwsgi.no_fd_passing, 1},
 	{"sharedarea", required_argument, 0, 'A'},
 	{"cache", required_argument, 0, LONG_ARGS_CACHE},
 	{"cache-blocksize", required_argument, 0, LONG_ARGS_CACHE_BLOCKSIZE},
diff --git a/uwsgi.h b/uwsgi.h
index 84113848..0819846c 100644
--- a/uwsgi.h
+++ b/uwsgi.h
@@ -843,6 +843,8 @@ struct uwsgi_server {
 	int master_as_root;
 	int	die_on_term;
 
+	int	no_fd_passing;
+
 	time_t current_time;
 	uint64_t master_cycles;