diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix b/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
index 9a8390228b16..83f72bab4dcc 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ let
     cpio
     cron
     cups
-    darcs
+    #darcs
     db4
     dhcp
     dietlibc