diff --git a/utils/build-presets.ini b/utils/build-presets.ini
index 3b6f376e511c7..caf66b028091e 100644
--- a/utils/build-presets.ini
+++ b/utils/build-presets.ini
@@ -876,6 +876,10 @@ installable-package=%(installable_package)s
 # in Linux CI bots
 relocate-xdg-cache-home-under-build-subdir
 
+# Temporarily disable early swift driver/syntax builds so that linux images
+# can use the swift release images as a base.
+skip-early-swift-driver
+skip-early-swiftsyntax
 
 [preset: buildbot_linux_base]
 mixin-preset=