diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 6f441ebdc6..e9ed816126 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ android {
     }
 
     lint {
+        // there is currently always an internal error "Unexpected lint invalid arguments" when executing lintAnalyze*, so whatever, disable this then!
+        isCheckReleaseBuilds = false
         disable("MissingTranslation")
         ignore("UseCompatLoadingForDrawables") // doesn't make sense for minSdk >= 21
         isAbortOnError = false