diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 83d3305fe8bbba46dd0cbde0274f1a61fd856779..33b87d6163e29186fe576a3129f3f21b8ba1a792 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -392,7 +392,9 @@ nightly:macos:highsierra:
   stage: nightly
   script:
     - ./00boot
-    - PYTHON=/opt/local/bin/python2.7 ./configure --enable-swig --enable-doxygen
+    # FIXME: disable building of Octave SWIG bindings until SWIG-4.0.0
+    # is available
+    - PYTHON=/opt/local/bin/python2.7 ./configure --enable-doxygen
     - make -j4
     - make -j4 check
   dependencies: []
@@ -406,7 +408,9 @@ nightly:macos:elcapitan:
   stage: nightly
   script:
     - ./00boot
-    - PYTHON=/opt/local/bin/python2.7 ./configure --enable-swig --enable-doxygen
+    # FIXME: disable building of Octave SWIG bindings until SWIG-4.0.0
+    # is available
+    - PYTHON=/opt/local/bin/python2.7 ./configure --enable-doxygen
     - make -j4
     - make -j4 check
   dependencies: []