diff --git a/scripts/ci/mk-sounds-rpms.sh b/scripts/ci/mk-sounds-rpms.sh
index aca8670..264d292 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/mk-sounds-rpms.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/mk-sounds-rpms.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 ##### -*- mode:shell-script; indent-tabs-mode:nil; sh-basic-offset:2 -*-
 
+# don't download these sounds during package building.
+exit 0
+
 declare -a specfiles=('freeswitch-sounds-en-ca-june.spec' 'freeswitch-sounds-fr-ca-june.spec' 'freeswitch-sounds-ru-RU-elena.spec' 'freeswitch-sounds-en-us-callie.spec' 'freeswitch-sounds-sv-se-jakob.spec')
 
 sdir="."