diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 92e03603c5..84a91193e4 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *Builder) !void {
     const skip_non_native = b.option(bool, "skip-non-native", "Main test suite skips non-native builds") orelse false;
     const skip_libc = b.option(bool, "skip-libc", "Main test suite skips tests that link libc") orelse false;
     const skip_compile_errors = b.option(bool, "skip-compile-errors", "Main test suite skips compile error tests") orelse false;
+    const skip_run_translated_c = b.option(bool, "skip-run-translated-c", "Main test suite skips run-translated-c tests") orelse false;
 
     const only_install_lib_files = b.option(bool, "lib-files-only", "Only install library files") orelse false;
     const is_stage1 = b.option(bool, "stage1", "Build the stage1 compiler, put stage2 behind a feature flag") orelse false;
@@ -267,7 +268,9 @@ pub fn build(b: *Builder) !void {
     test_step.dependOn(tests.addAssembleAndLinkTests(b, test_filter, modes));
     test_step.dependOn(tests.addRuntimeSafetyTests(b, test_filter, modes));
     test_step.dependOn(tests.addTranslateCTests(b, test_filter));
-    test_step.dependOn(tests.addRunTranslatedCTests(b, test_filter, target));
+    if (!skip_run_translated_c) {
+        test_step.dependOn(tests.addRunTranslatedCTests(b, test_filter, target));
+    }
     // tests for this feature are disabled until we have the self-hosted compiler available
     // test_step.dependOn(tests.addGenHTests(b, test_filter));
     if (!skip_compile_errors) {
diff --git a/ci/drone/linux_script b/ci/drone/linux_script
index dbe13f6f19..415ffc01c4 100755
--- a/ci/drone/linux_script
+++ b/ci/drone/linux_script
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ cd build
 cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$DISTDIR" -DZIG_STATIC=ON -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/deps/local -GNinja
 
 samu install
-./zig build test -Dskip-release -Dskip-non-native -Dskip-compile-errors
+./zig build test \
+    -Dskip-release \
+    -Dskip-non-native \
+    -Dskip-compile-errors \
+    -Dskip-run-translated-c # https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/8537
 
 if [ -z "$DRONE_PULL_REQUEST" ]; then
   mv ../LICENSE "$DISTDIR/"