diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/vllm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/vllm/default.nix
index 4231983b0c5b..6b363451cef1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/vllm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/vllm/default.nix
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "vllm" ];
 
+  # updates the cutlass fetcher instead
+  passthru.skipBulkUpdate = true;
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "High-throughput and memory-efficient inference and serving engine for LLMs";
     changelog = "https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/releases/tag/v${version}";