diff --git a/modules/outputs.nix b/modules/outputs.nix
index 85e66d5d..6bd8e650 100644
--- a/modules/outputs.nix
+++ b/modules/outputs.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ in
     ./outputs/uimage.nix
     ./outputs/updater
     ./outputs/ubimage.nix
-    ./outputs/mtdimage.nix
+#    ./outputs/mtdimage.nix
   ];
   options = {
     system.outputs = {
diff --git a/modules/outputs/mtdimage.nix b/modules/outputs/mtdimage.nix
index d817679d..99a09eaf 100644
--- a/modules/outputs/mtdimage.nix
+++ b/modules/outputs/mtdimage.nix
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ in {
   config = {
     kernel = {
       config = {
+        # this needs to be conditional on "not qemu"
         MTD_SPLIT_UIMAGE_FW = "y";
       } // lib.optionalAttrs (pkgs.stdenv.isMips) {
         # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26466470/can-the-logical-erase-block-size-of-an-mtd-device-be-increased