diff --git a/test/buildah-bud/apply-podman-deltas b/test/buildah-bud/apply-podman-deltas
index 53e5a8caea..5d46e1c105 100755
--- a/test/buildah-bud/apply-podman-deltas
+++ b/test/buildah-bud/apply-podman-deltas
@@ -288,6 +288,10 @@ skip_if_rootless_remote "FIXME: not sure if 17788 or some other bug" \
 skip "FIXME: 2023-06-13 buildah PR 4746 broke this test" \
      "bud with encrypted FROM image"
 
+# v4.9 release branch
+skip "FIXME: 2024-04-30 test is broken, no clue" \
+     "bud and test --unsetlabel"
+
 # END   temporary workarounds that must be reevaluated periodically
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