diff --git a/.mega-linter.yml b/.mega-linter.yml
index d5a68f58..e837e2b4 100644
--- a/.mega-linter.yml
+++ b/.mega-linter.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ DISABLE:
   - SPELL # Comment to enable checks of spelling mistakes
 DISABLE_ERRORS_LINTERS:
   - MARKDOWN_MARKDOWN_LINK_CHECK # Make non-blocking due to network timeouts etc.
+DISABLE_LINTERS:
+  - REPOSITORY_TRIVY  # this linter seems currently broken, so we disable it here for now
 C_CPPLINT_ARGUMENTS: --verbose=2
 CPP_CPPLINT_ARGUMENTS: --verbose=2
 SHOW_ELAPSED_TIME: true