diff --git a/modules/config/gnu.nix b/modules/config/gnu.nix
index 760f90ff2ea9..5c84d90932a4 100644
--- a/modules/config/gnu.nix
+++ b/modules/config/gnu.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ with pkgs.lib;
     environment.systemPackages = with pkgs;
       # TODO: Adjust `requiredPackages' from `system-path.nix'.
       # TODO: Add Inetutils once it has the new `ifconfig'.
-      [ parted fdisk
+      [ parted
+        #fdisk  # XXX: GNU fdisk currently fails to build and it's redundant
+                # with the `parted' command.
         nano zile
         texinfo # for the stand-alone Info reader
       ]