diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
index 1291023f1b..15106d79ef 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
@@ -3204,7 +3204,10 @@ ARDOUR_UI::load_session (const std::string& path, const std::string& snap_name,
 	fst_stop_threading();
 #endif
 
-	flush_pending ();
+	{
+		Timers::TimerSuspender t;
+		flush_pending ();
+	}
 
 #ifdef WINDOWS_VST_SUPPORT
 	fst_start_threading();
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
index c9bdb12c4e..4a559167e8 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
@@ -5074,6 +5074,7 @@ Editor::first_idle ()
 	MessageDialog* dialog = 0;
 
 	if (track_views.size() > 1) {
+		Timers::TimerSuspender t;
 		dialog = new MessageDialog (
 			*this,
 			string_compose (_("Please wait while %1 loads visual data."), PROGRAM_NAME),
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
index 4b00d22b28..6c48fa4e4f 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
 #include "streamview.h"
 #include "strip_silence_dialog.h"
 #include "time_axis_view.h"
+#include "timers.h"
 #include "transpose_dialog.h"
 #include "transform_dialog.h"
 #include "ui_config.h"
@@ -7887,6 +7888,7 @@ Editor::bring_in_callback (Gtk::Label* label, uint32_t n, uint32_t total, string
 void
 Editor::update_bring_in_message (Gtk::Label* label, uint32_t n, uint32_t total, string name)
 {
+	Timers::TimerSuspender t;
 	label->set_text (string_compose ("Copying %1, %2 of %3", name, n, total));
 	Gtkmm2ext::UI::instance()->flush_pending ();
 }
@@ -7907,6 +7909,7 @@ Editor::bring_all_sources_into_session ()
 	 * files
 	 */
 
+	Timers::TimerSuspender t;
 	Gtkmm2ext::UI::instance()->flush_pending ();
 
 	cerr << " Do it\n";