diff --git a/pkgs/additional/signal-desktop-from-src/default.nix b/pkgs/additional/signal-desktop-from-src/default.nix
index d20a07edb..fb6edca94 100644
--- a/pkgs/additional/signal-desktop-from-src/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/additional/signal-desktop-from-src/default.nix
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
       rev-prefix = "v";
       ignoredVersions = "beta";
     };
+    updateWithSuper = false;  #< TODO: enable auto-update, but i need a real updateScript for that instead of one which only updates top-level deps
   };
 
   meta = {