diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 3b3f6f25..b26ee50f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
           brew install autoconf automake libgpg-error libtool pkg-config gettext glib gmime xapian
 
       - name: configure
-        run: ./autogen.sh
+        run: ./autogen.sh --disable-guile
 
       - name: build
         run: make