diff --git a/guix/scripts/offload.scm b/guix/scripts/offload.scm
index 6a2485a007..ebd0bf783d 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/offload.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/offload.scm
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ determined."
   (catch #t
     (lambda ()
       ;; Avoid ABI incompatibility with the <build-machine> record.
-      (set! %fresh-auto-compile #t)
+      ;; (set! %fresh-auto-compile #t)
 
       (save-module-excursion
        (lambda ()
diff --git a/guix/ui.scm b/guix/ui.scm
index 13cbe3a0f7..9ed8f37521 100644
--- a/guix/ui.scm
+++ b/guix/ui.scm
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ messages."
   (catch #t
     (lambda ()
       ;; XXX: Force a recompilation to avoid ABI issues.
-      (set! %fresh-auto-compile #t)
+      ;; (set! %fresh-auto-compile #t)
       (set! %load-should-auto-compile #t)
 
       (save-module-excursion