diff --git a/docker/skia-release/Dockerfile b/docker/skia-release/Dockerfile
index dd09d808c5..713f42b5fc 100644
--- a/docker/skia-release/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/skia-release/Dockerfile
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ extra_ldflags = [  \n\
   "-L/usr/local/lib",  \n\
   "-Wl,-rpath",  \n\
   "-Wl,/usr/local/lib"  \n\
-] ' > /tmp/skia/skia/out/Static/args.gn
+]\n\
+# TODO: use of xbyak is temporary; remove this when it's no longer needed.\n\
+skia_use_xbyak = false ' > /tmp/skia/skia/out/Static/args.gn
 
 RUN cd /tmp/skia/skia \
   && python tools/git-sync-deps \