diff --git a/srcpkgs/xen/template b/srcpkgs/xen/template
index 2bac9766000..185c536d523 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xen/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xen/template
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ checksum="
 skip_extraction="ipxe-git-${_git_tag_ipxe}.tar.gz"
 
 build_options="stubdom"
-build_options_default="stubdom"
+# Currently fails to build for unknown reasons
+# build_options_default="stubdom"
 desc_option_stubdom="Build xen with stubdom"
 
 if [ "$build_option_stubdom" ]; then