diff --git a/srcpkgs/icecat/template b/srcpkgs/icecat/template
index ddfef4f8a34..abdab533f71 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/icecat/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/icecat/template
@@ -138,10 +138,11 @@ do_build() {
 		build/moz.configure/toolchain.configure
 	fi
 
-	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	aarch64*|i686*|x86_64*)
-		echo "ac_add_options --enable-rust-simd" >>.mozconfig ;;
-	esac
+	# FIXME: incompatible with rust 1.48 in this release
+	#case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	#aarch64*|i686*|x86_64*)
+	#	echo "ac_add_options --enable-rust-simd" >>.mozconfig ;;
+	#esac
 
 	export LDFLAGS+=" -Wl,-rpath=/usr/lib/icecat"