diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 08468e3b0..7755a9bf5 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ linux (3.11~rc5-1~exp1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * [arm] Fix the world famous typo with is_gate_vma()
   * irq: Always define devm_{request_threaded,free}_irq() (fixes FTBFS on
     s390,s390x)
+  * [armel] Disable iop32x and ixp4xx flavours (fixes FTBFS)
 
  -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Sun, 11 Aug 2013 19:34:47 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/config/armel/defines b/debian/config/armel/defines
index f270ef1e8..f156c3fa0 100644
--- a/debian/config/armel/defines
+++ b/debian/config/armel/defines
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [base]
 flavours:
- iop32x
- ixp4xx
+# iop32x
+# ixp4xx
  kirkwood
  mv78xx0
  orion5x
diff --git a/debian/installer/armel/kernel-versions b/debian/installer/armel/kernel-versions
index c6972e4c6..8caf040e7 100644
--- a/debian/installer/armel/kernel-versions
+++ b/debian/installer/armel/kernel-versions
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # arch version flavour   installedname suffix build-depends
-armel  -       iop32x    -             y      -
+#armel  -       iop32x    -             y      -
 armel  -       kirkwood  -             y      -
 armel  -       orion5x   -             y      -
 armel  -       versatile -             y      -