diff --git a/tools/release.sh b/tools/release.sh
index 048692d4b..74905cd59 100755
--- a/tools/release.sh
+++ b/tools/release.sh
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ PACKAGEURL=ftp://ftp.minix3.org/pub/minix/packages/$version_pretty/`uname -m`/Al
 PREINSTALLED_PACKAGES="
 	pkgin
 	pkg_install
-	pkg_tarup
 	bmake
 	binutils
 	clang
 	"
+#	pkg_tarup
 
 PKG_ADD_URL=$PACKAGEURL