diff --git a/librewolf.cfg b/librewolf.cfg
index afaa67b..ed5b707 100644
--- a/librewolf.cfg
+++ b/librewolf.cfg
@@ -2635,3 +2635,6 @@ defaultPref("xpinstall.signatures.required", true);
 // https://www.ghacks.net/2019/05/24/firefox-69-userchrome-css-and-usercontent-css-disabled-by-default/
 // might increase startup time, so keep it disabled, but modifiable by default
 defaultPref("toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets", false);
+
+# needs to be set for the console to work, see https://gitlab.com/librewolf-community/browser/linux/-/issues/80:
+defaultPref("devtools.selfxss.count", 0);