diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/build-support/generic.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/build-support/generic.nix
index b4e96f6490fb05..167f0fcb86b4b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/build-support/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/build-support/generic.nix
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ lib.extendMkDerivation {
       propagatedUserEnvPkgs = finalAttrs.packageRequires ++ propagatedUserEnvPkgs;
 
       strictDeps = args.strictDeps or true;
-      __structuredAttrs = args.__structuredAttrs or true;
+      # TODO re-enable after #392928 reaches master
+      # __structuredAttrs = args.__structuredAttrs or true;
 
       inherit turnCompilationWarningToError ignoreCompilationError;