diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 9e4a3a5231..fb1b77c878 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -80,7 +80,10 @@ def handle_current_dir_change
   c.disable_monkey_patching!
 
   # runtime options
-  c.raise_errors_for_deprecations!
+
+  # Temporary measure to prevent failures when run in a sub-build from other repos
+  # c.raise_errors_for_deprecations!
+
   c.include CommonHelpers
 
   c.expect_with :rspec do |expectations|