diff --git a/tools/release/Bootstrap/Step/Updates.pm b/tools/release/Bootstrap/Step/Updates.pm
index 6e7a9fc0f64..9179bce9f92 100644
--- a/tools/release/Bootstrap/Step/Updates.pm
+++ b/tools/release/Bootstrap/Step/Updates.pm
@@ -94,8 +94,9 @@ sub Execute {
     $this->Shell(
       cmd => './patcher2.pl',
       cmdArgs => ['--create-patches', '--app=' . $product, 
-                  '--config=../config/' . $patcherConfig,
-                  '--partial-patchlist-file=patchlist.cfg'],
+                  '--config=../config/' . $patcherConfig],
+# fails on production-1.9-master, bug 425462
+#                 '--partial-patchlist-file=patchlist.cfg'],
       logFile => catfile($logDir, 'updates_patcher-create-patches.log'),
       dir => catfile($versionedUpdateDir, 'patcher'),
       timeout => 18000,