diff --git a/.ci/run-revdep-checks.sh b/.ci/run-revdep-checks.sh
index caebaedfe2ca..487378e239fd 100755
--- a/.ci/run-revdep-checks.sh
+++ b/.ci/run-revdep-checks.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ R CMD check --no-manual --run-dontrun --run-donttest ${CHECKS_OUTPUT_DIR}/fastsh
 R CMD check --no-manual --run-dontrun --run-donttest ${CHECKS_OUTPUT_DIR}/fastml_*.tar.gz || true
 R CMD check --no-manual --run-dontrun --run-donttest ${CHECKS_OUTPUT_DIR}/fastshap_*.tar.gz || true
 R CMD check --no-manual --run-dontrun --run-donttest ${CHECKS_OUTPUT_DIR}/predhy.GUI_*.tar.gz || true
-R CMD check --no-manual --run-dontrun --run-donttest ${CHECKS_OUTPUT_DIR}/qeML_*.tar.gz || true
+# qeML vignettes take a very very long time to run
+R CMD check --no-manual --run-dontrun --run-donttest --no-vignettes ${CHECKS_OUTPUT_DIR}/qeML_*.tar.gz || true
 R CMD check --no-manual --run-dontrun --run-donttest ${CHECKS_OUTPUT_DIR}/mllrns_*.tar.gz || true
 R CMD check --no-manual --run-dontrun --run-donttest ${CHECKS_OUTPUT_DIR}/predhy_*.tar.gz || true
 R CMD check --no-manual --run-dontrun --run-donttest ${CHECKS_OUTPUT_DIR}/r2pmml_*.tar.gz || true