diff --git a/ci/test b/ci/test
index 9e1f8e2..1b84922 100755
--- a/ci/test
+++ b/ci/test
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ _test "darwin_amd64" \
   "Mach-O 64-bit x86_64 executable" \
     --platforms @io_bazel_rules_go//go/toolchain:darwin_amd64_cgo
 
-_test "darwin_arm64" \
-    "Mach-O 64-bit arm64 executable" \
-    --platforms @io_bazel_rules_go//go/toolchain:darwin_arm64_cgo
+# hello world on darwin/arm64 requires OSX SDK via `zig cc --sysroot=<...>`.
+# see https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/10299#issuecomment-989595215
+#_test "darwin_arm64" \
+#    "Mach-O 64-bit arm64 executable" \
+#    --platforms @io_bazel_rules_go//go/toolchain:darwin_arm64_cgo
 
 _test "linux_amd64_gnu" \
     "ELF 64-bit.* x86-64.* dynamically linked" \