diff --git a/meta-poky/conf/local.conf.sample b/meta-poky/conf/local.conf.sample
index 9cb6e95b3d..15dcc48b3c 100644
--- a/meta-poky/conf/local.conf.sample
+++ b/meta-poky/conf/local.conf.sample
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES = "debug-tweaks"
 #   - 'image-swab' to perform host system intrusion detection
 # NOTE: if listing mklibs & prelink both, then make sure mklibs is before prelink
 # NOTE: mklibs also needs to be explicitly enabled for a given image, see local.conf.extended
-USER_CLASSES ?= "buildstats image-mklibs image-prelink"
+# image-prelink disabled for now due to issues with IFUNC symbol relocation
+USER_CLASSES ?= "buildstats image-mklibs"
 
 #
 # Runtime testing of images