diff --git a/nixos/release.nix b/nixos/release.nix
index 4b8bd0d30e4..6bf2e4d8c7f 100644
--- a/nixos/release.nix
+++ b/nixos/release.nix
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ in rec {
   tests.firefox = callTest tests/firefox.nix {};
   tests.firewall = callTest tests/firewall.nix {};
   tests.fleet = callTestOnTheseSystems ["x86_64-linux"] tests/fleet.nix {};
-  tests.fwupd = callTest tests/fwupd.nix {};
+  #tests.fwupd = callTest tests/fwupd.nix {}; # build during evaluation
   #tests.gitlab = callTest tests/gitlab.nix {};
   tests.gitolite = callTest tests/gitolite.nix {};
   tests.gjs = callTest tests/gjs.nix {};