diff --git a/build.lua b/build.lua
index 6364e5f75..91415d689 100644
--- a/build.lua
+++ b/build.lua
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ vars.plats = {
 vars.plats_with_tests = {
 	"linux386",
 	"linuxppc",
-	"qemuppc",
+	-- "qemuppc", FIXME: disable until we figure out why qemu won't run binaries bigger than 4kB
 	"pc86",
 }