diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release.nix
index daa687f8ed9d..c33ef2405f33 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release.nix
@@ -251,7 +251,11 @@ let
             jobs.tests.stdenv.hooks.patch-shebangs.x86_64-linux
           */
         ]
-        ++ collect isDerivation jobs.stdenvBootstrapTools
+        # FIXME: the aarch64-darwin stdenvBootstrapTools are broken
+        #  due to some locale impurity changing in macOS 15.4
+        ++ release-lib.lib.filter (j: j.system != "aarch64-darwin") (
+          collect isDerivation jobs.stdenvBootstrapTools
+        )
         ++ optionals supportDarwin.x86_64 [
           jobs.stdenv.x86_64-darwin
           jobs.cargo.x86_64-darwin