diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 48cd0b371cb8..df71d96995aa 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -356,12 +356,12 @@ test-pkg/%: ## Trigger packaging test
 .PHONY: all
 all: cross drivers e2e-cross cross-tars exotic retro out/gvisor-addon ## Build all different minikube components
 
+# After https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/19959 is fixed kvm2-arm64 can be added back
 .PHONY: drivers
 drivers: ## Build Hyperkit and KVM2 drivers
 drivers: docker-machine-driver-hyperkit \
 	 docker-machine-driver-kvm2 \
 	 out/docker-machine-driver-kvm2-amd64 \
-	 out/docker-machine-driver-kvm2-arm64
 
 
 .PHONY: docker-machine-driver-hyperkit
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ debs: out/minikube_$(DEB_VERSION)-$(DEB_REVISION)_amd64.deb \
 	  out/minikube_$(DEB_VERSION)-$(DEB_REVISION)_arm64.deb \
 	  out/docker-machine-driver-kvm2_$(DEB_VERSION).deb \
 	  out/docker-machine-driver-kvm2_$(DEB_VERSION)-$(DEB_REVISION)_amd64.deb \
-	  out/docker-machine-driver-kvm2_$(DEB_VERSION)-$(DEB_REVISION)_arm64.deb
+	#   out/docker-machine-driver-kvm2_$(DEB_VERSION)-$(DEB_REVISION)_arm64.deb
 
 .PHONY: deb_version
 deb_version:
@@ -842,6 +842,7 @@ out/docker-machine-driver-kvm2-x86_64: out/docker-machine-driver-kvm2-amd64
 	$(if $(quiet),@echo "  CP       $@")
 	$(Q)cp $< $@
 
+#  https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/19959
 out/docker-machine-driver-kvm2-aarch64: out/docker-machine-driver-kvm2-arm64
 	$(if $(quiet),@echo "  CP       $@")
 	$(Q)cp $< $@
@@ -899,24 +900,25 @@ kvm_in_docker:
 install-kvm-driver: out/docker-machine-driver-kvm2  ## Install KVM Driver
 	mkdir -p $(GOBIN)
 	cp out/docker-machine-driver-kvm2 $(GOBIN)/docker-machine-driver-kvm2
-
+	
 
 out/docker-machine-driver-kvm2-arm64:
-ifeq ($(MINIKUBE_BUILD_IN_DOCKER),y)
-	docker image inspect -f '{{.Id}} {{.RepoTags}}' $(KVM_BUILD_IMAGE_ARM64) || $(MAKE) kvm-image-arm64
-	$(call DOCKER,$(KVM_BUILD_IMAGE_ARM64),/usr/bin/make $@ COMMIT=$(COMMIT))
-else
-	$(if $(quiet),@echo "  GO       $@")
-	$(Q)GOARCH=arm64 \
-	go build \
-		-buildvcs=false \
-		-installsuffix "static" \
-		-ldflags="$(KVM2_LDFLAGS)" \
-		-tags "libvirt_without_lxc" \
-		-o $@ \
-		k8s.io/minikube/cmd/drivers/kvm
-endif
-	chmod +X $@
+	echo "not used till https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/19959"
+# ifeq ($(MINIKUBE_BUILD_IN_DOCKER),y)
+# 	docker image inspect -f '{{.Id}} {{.RepoTags}}' $(KVM_BUILD_IMAGE_ARM64) || $(MAKE) kvm-image-arm64
+# 	$(call DOCKER,$(KVM_BUILD_IMAGE_ARM64),/usr/bin/make $@ COMMIT=$(COMMIT))
+# else
+# 	$(if $(quiet),@echo "  GO       $@")
+# 	$(Q)GOARCH=arm64 \
+# 	go build \
+# 		-buildvcs=false \
+# 		-installsuffix "static" \
+# 		-ldflags="$(KVM2_LDFLAGS)" \
+# 		-tags "libvirt_without_lxc" \
+# 		-o $@ \
+# 		k8s.io/minikube/cmd/drivers/kvm
+# endif
+# 	chmod +X $@
 
 out/docker-machine-driver-kvm2-%:
 ifeq ($(MINIKUBE_BUILD_IN_DOCKER),y)
diff --git a/hack/jenkins/minikube_cross_build_and_upload.sh b/hack/jenkins/minikube_cross_build_and_upload.sh
index d41719cfa843..9a5e521362f8 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/minikube_cross_build_and_upload.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/minikube_cross_build_and_upload.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ make -j 16 \
   out/minikube_${DEB_VER}_arm64.deb \
   out/docker-machine-driver-kvm2_$(make deb_version_base).deb \
   out/docker-machine-driver-kvm2_${DEB_VER}_amd64.deb \
-  out/docker-machine-driver-kvm2_${DEB_VER}_arm64.deb \
 && failed=$? || failed=$?
 
 BUILT_VERSION=$("out/minikube-$(go env GOOS)-$(go env GOARCH)" version)
diff --git a/hack/jenkins/release_build_and_upload.sh b/hack/jenkins/release_build_and_upload.sh
index 1d78ab744c8d..e0a18a439b15 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/release_build_and_upload.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/release_build_and_upload.sh
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ env BUILD_IN_DOCKER=y \
   "out/minikube_${DEB_VERSION}-${DEB_REVISION}_armhf.deb" \
   "out/minikube_${DEB_VERSION}-${DEB_REVISION}_ppc64el.deb" \
   "out/minikube_${DEB_VERSION}-${DEB_REVISION}_s390x.deb" \
-  "out/docker-machine-driver-kvm2_${DEB_VERSION}-${DEB_REVISION}_amd64.deb" \
-  "out/docker-machine-driver-kvm2_${DEB_VERSION}-${DEB_REVISION}_arm64.deb"
+  "out/docker-machine-driver-kvm2_${DEB_VERSION}-${DEB_REVISION}_amd64.deb"
+  # "out/docker-machine-driver-kvm2_${DEB_VERSION}-${DEB_REVISION}_arm64.deb"
 
-env BUILD_IN_DOCKER=y
+env BUILD_IN_DOCKER=y \
   make \
   "out/minikube-${RPM_VERSION}-${RPM_REVISION}.x86_64.rpm" \
   "out/minikube-${RPM_VERSION}-${RPM_REVISION}.aarch64.rpm" \
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/kvm2/kvm2.go b/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/kvm2/kvm2.go
index 31e03c176740..492d5319c602 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/kvm2/kvm2.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/kvm2/kvm2.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"os/user"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -165,6 +166,18 @@ func status() registry.State {
 			Doc:       docURL,
 		}
 	}
+
+	if runtime.GOARCH == "arm64" {
+		return registry.State{
+			Installed: true,
+			Running:   true,
+			Error:     fmt.Errorf("KVM is not supported on arm64 due to a gcc build error, contributions are welcome"),
+			Fix:       "follow the github issue for possible fix",
+			Doc:       "https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/19959",
+		}
+
+	}
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return registry.State{
 			Installed: true,