diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 2dc44ccc..c4868c1a 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@
 505_useradd_recommend_adduser
 501_commonio_group_shadow
 1000_configure_userns
-1010_vietnamese_translation
+# does not apply cleanly, please merge at upstream
+#1010_vietnamese_translation