diff --git a/plinth/modules/upgrades/privileged.py b/plinth/modules/upgrades/privileged.py
index c6e0b161f..5b2f2a4e0 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/upgrades/privileged.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/upgrades/privileged.py
@@ -493,9 +493,10 @@ def _perform_dist_upgrade():
                 f'{DIST_UPGRADE_PRE_DEBCONF_SELECTIONS}', flush=True)
             debconf_set_selections(DIST_UPGRADE_PRE_DEBCONF_SELECTIONS)
 
+        # XXX: unattended-upgrade gets stuck here, see #2266.
         # This will upgrade most of the packages.
-        print('Running unattended-upgrade...', flush=True)
-        subprocess.run(['unattended-upgrade', '--verbose'], check=False)
+        #print('Running unattended-upgrade...', flush=True)
+        #subprocess.run(['unattended-upgrade', '--verbose'], check=False)
 
         # Remove obsolete packages that may prevent other packages from
         # upgrading.