diff --git a/gnu/packages/ci.scm b/gnu/packages/ci.scm
index 14c839268d1..557b15c0ff6 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ci.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ci.scm
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ reinventing them.")
     (arguments
      (list
       #:go go-1.23
+      #:install-source? #f
       #:import-path "gitea.com/gitea/act_runner"
       #:embed-files #~(list ".*\\.json" ".*\\.js" ".*\\.sh")
       #:test-flags