diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-nightly-release.yml b/.github/workflows/build-nightly-release.yml
index f6bb9a67a4ee..6cfe524eb222 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-nightly-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-nightly-release.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ jobs:
             toolchain: stable
           - target: aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
             toolchain: stable
-          - target: mips-unknown-linux-musl
-            toolchain: nightly
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -47,13 +45,6 @@ jobs:
             compile_features="$compile_features -f winservice"
           fi
 
-          if [[ "$compile_target" == "mips-"* || "$compile_target" == "mipsel-"* || "$compile_target" == "mips64-"* || "$compile_target" == "mips64el-"* ]]; then
-            sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get install -y upx;
-            if [[ "$?" == "0" ]]; then
-              compile_compress="-u"
-            fi
-          fi
-
           if [[ "$compile_target" == "mips-"* || "$compile_target" == "mipsel-"* || "$compile_target" == "mips64-"* || "$compile_target" == "mips64el-"* ]]; then
             sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get install -y upx;
             if [[ "$?" == "0" ]]; then
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-release.yml b/.github/workflows/build-release.yml
index f5d1abef3dc4..34763f451cbe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-release.yml
@@ -48,12 +48,13 @@ jobs:
             toolchain: stable
           - target: mips-unknown-linux-gnu
             toolchain: nightly
-          - target: mips-unknown-linux-musl
-            toolchain: nightly
+          # cross mips-*-musl images are disabled
+          # - target: mips-unknown-linux-musl
+          #   toolchain: nightly
           - target: mipsel-unknown-linux-gnu
             toolchain: nightly
-          - target: mipsel-unknown-linux-musl
-            toolchain: nightly
+          # - target: mipsel-unknown-linux-musl
+          #   toolchain: nightly
           # FIXME: ring doesn't support mips64 CPU
           # - target: mips64-unknown-linux-gnuabi64
           #   toolchain: nightly