diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix b/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
index 1033a2e5a30c..5e4fb67130e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ let
       ghostscript
       gimp
       git
-      gnash
+      /*gnash*/
       gnugrep
       gnum4
       gnumake