diff --git a/debug.js b/debug.js
index 7571a860..39dd0c07 100644
--- a/debug.js
+++ b/debug.js
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ function enable(namespaces) {
  */
 
 function disable() {
-  exports.enable('');
+  exports.names = [];
 }
 
 /**