diff --git a/indra/newview/llappviewerwin32.cpp b/indra/newview/llappviewerwin32.cpp
index 235f7cc8ed37d21cd2ccf7a8607156f69d3931b0..63de9af566cc0c61778b7c20b3c2922a72bdedbe 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llappviewerwin32.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llappviewerwin32.cpp
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ bool LLAppViewerWin32::beingDebugged()
 
 bool LLAppViewerWin32::restoreErrorTrap()
 {	
-	return false;
+	return true; // we don't check for handler collisions on windows, so just say they're ok
 }
 
 void LLAppViewerWin32::initCrashReporting(bool reportFreeze)