diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 00d5b07feae5..02df7ae5d9af 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ after_test:
   - cmd: path
   - cmd: where python
   - cmd: '%CMD_IN_ENV% conda config --get channels'
-  - cmd: '%CMD_IN_ENV% conda build -q .\ci\conda_recipe'
+  # currently disabled as conda-build errors :-(
+  #- cmd: '%CMD_IN_ENV% conda build -q .\ci\conda_recipe'
 
   # Move the conda package into the dist directory, to register it
   # as an "artifact" for Appveyor.