diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 0feb8483b..f20ffea28 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ build:
   skip: true  # [(linux64 or win) and cuda_compiler_version not in ("None", cuda_compiler_version_min)]
   # for aarch/ppc, we use CUDA 12 to avoid blowing out the diskspace of the CI agents, see #1114
   skip: true  # [(aarch64 or ppc64le) and cuda_compiler_version not in ("None", "12.0")]
+  # debug: only aarch/ppc + CUDA
+  skip: true  # [not ((aarch64 or ppc64le) and cuda_compiler_version == "12.0")]
   # arrow promises API- & ABI-compatibility along SemVer, see #1096
   run_exports:
     - {{ pin_subpackage("libarrow", max_pin="x") }}