diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix b/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
index 3056e592d21..a2cfa6d25a2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ let {
     maven
     nxml
     php
-    spidermonkey
+#    spidermonkey
     subversion
     tetex
     unzip