diff --git a/src/Lean/LibrarySuggestions/SymbolFrequency.lean b/src/Lean/LibrarySuggestions/SymbolFrequency.lean
index 37d92703cd..b4f097c6b2 100644
--- a/src/Lean/LibrarySuggestions/SymbolFrequency.lean
+++ b/src/Lean/LibrarySuggestions/SymbolFrequency.lean
@@ -66,7 +66,11 @@ Helper function for running `MetaM` code during module export, when there is not
 Panics on errors.
 -/
 unsafe def _root_.Lean.Environment.unsafeRunMetaM [Inhabited α] (env : Environment) (x : MetaM α) : α :=
-   match unsafeEIO ((((withoutExporting x).run' {} {}).run' { fileName := "symbolFrequency", fileMap := default } { env })) with
+   match unsafeEIO ((((withoutExporting x).run' {} {}).run'
+    { fileName := "symbolFrequency", fileMap := default
+      -- avoid triggering since limit cannot be raised here
+      maxHeartbeats := 0 }
+    { env })) with
    | Except.ok a => a
    | Except.error ex => panic! match unsafeIO ex.toMessageData.toString with
      | Except.ok s => s