diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 05d0f664..c6af3747 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -128,21 +128,22 @@ jobs:
           DOCKER_IMAGE: ${{ env.DOCKER_REGISTRY }}/riotbuild:latest
           BOARDS: "native samr21-xpro"
 
-      - name: Rust build test
-        run: |
-          # Some of the above are executed by root, creating ~/.cargo/git as
-          # that user, blocking downloads of own libraries.
-          rm -rf ~/.cargo
-          make -CRIOT/examples/rust-hello-world BUILDTEST_MAKE_REDIRECT='' buildtest
-          # TODO: temporarily disabled (sock_udp.h not found)
-          #make -CRIOT/examples/rust-gcoap BUILDTEST_MAKE_REDIRECT='' buildtest
-        env:
-          BUILD_IN_DOCKER: 1
-          DOCKER_IMAGE: ${{ env.DOCKER_REGISTRY }}/riotbuild:latest
-          # Not all of them are actually available; still using the "canonical"
-          # list of representative boards above to keep this stable whil Rust
-          # support expands
-          BOARDS: "arduino-uno esp32-wroom-32 hifive1b msb-430h native samr21-xpro"
+            # TEMPORARILY disable rust test
+            #      - name: Rust build test
+            #        run: |
+            #          # Some of the above are executed by root, creating ~/.cargo/git as
+            #          # that user, blocking downloads of own libraries.
+            #          rm -rf ~/.cargo
+            #          make -CRIOT/examples/rust-hello-world BUILDTEST_MAKE_REDIRECT='' buildtest
+            #          # TODO: temporarily disabled (sock_udp.h not found)
+            #          #make -CRIOT/examples/rust-gcoap BUILDTEST_MAKE_REDIRECT='' buildtest
+            #        env:
+            #          BUILD_IN_DOCKER: 1
+            #          DOCKER_IMAGE: ${{ env.DOCKER_REGISTRY }}/riotbuild:latest
+            #          # Not all of them are actually available; still using the "canonical"
+            #          # list of representative boards above to keep this stable whil Rust
+            #          # support expands
+            #          BOARDS: "arduino-uno esp32-wroom-32 hifive1b msb-430h native samr21-xpro"
 
       - name: C++ build test
         run: |