diff --git a/src/gutter-component.coffee b/src/gutter-component.coffee
index f01126c86..e983017dd 100644
--- a/src/gutter-component.coffee
+++ b/src/gutter-component.coffee
@@ -50,3 +50,5 @@ LineNumberComponent = React.createClass
       lineNumber + @iconDivHTML
 
   iconDivHTML: '<div class="icon-right"></div>'
+
+  shouldComponentUpdate: -> false