diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index ef6b4fd545676..30cb72649ad07 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   mingw:
+    if: false
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     env:
       CCACHE_BASEDIR: ${{ github.workspace }}
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ jobs:
           path: mpv.tar.gz
 
   linux:
+    if: false
     runs-on: "ubuntu-22.04"
     container:
       image: "registry.opensuse.org/home/mia/images/images/mpv-ci:stable-deps"
@@ -205,6 +207,7 @@ jobs:
           cat ./build/meson-logs/testlog.txt
 
   freebsd:
+    if: false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest # until https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/385
     timeout-minutes: 30 # avoid any weirdness with the VM
     steps:
@@ -254,6 +257,7 @@ jobs:
             meson test -C build
 
   msys2:
+    if: false
     runs-on: windows-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false