diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 20828597a6469a4eb48dc6667d676d0b20729798..558d74c4d51490a8ab8eeb5a17d4ec17c27aca38 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ build()
     fi
 
     # *TODO: Make this a build extension.
-    package_llphysicsextensions_tpv || fatal "failed building llphysicsextensions packages"
+    # HACK: remove this temporarily to unblock viewer64 builds for others
+    # package_llphysicsextensions_tpv || fatal "failed building llphysicsextensions packages"
     end_section "extensions $variant"
 
   else