diff --git a/metadata/io.ente.photos.fdroid.yml b/metadata/io.ente.photos.fdroid.yml
index d3fedd562b..c523a42b41 100644
--- a/metadata/io.ente.photos.fdroid.yml
+++ b/metadata/io.ente.photos.fdroid.yml
@@ -1517,6 +1517,7 @@ Builds:
 
   - versionName: 0.8.21
     versionCode: 541
+    disable: https://github.com/ente-io/photos-app/issues/1653
     commit: 23131accd897f934637a6fc503f1647164884bc5
     submodules: true
     sudo: