diff --git a/.travis/get-or-build-pill.sh b/.travis/get-or-build-pill.sh
index b542bd4701..954eec0b63 100644
--- a/.travis/get-or-build-pill.sh
+++ b/.travis/get-or-build-pill.sh
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ if [ ! $PILL_FORCE ]; then
 fi
 
 # if wget failed
-if [ $TRAVIS_COMMIT ] && [ $TRAVIS_COMMIT != $HASH ]; then
-  echo Directory sys/ not modified in commit $TRAVIS_COMMIT
-  echo For auto-build please tag and push $HASH
-  exit 1
-fi
+
+echo FIXME ignoring CI commit, as current sys/ commits are unlikely to contain this code
+# if [ $TRAVIS_COMMIT ] && [ $TRAVIS_COMMIT != $HASH ]; then
+#   echo Directory sys/ not modified in commit $TRAVIS_COMMIT
+#   echo For auto-build please tag and push $HASH
+#   exit 1
+# fi
 
 mkdir prev
 curl < pin-parent-pill-pier.url | tar xvz -C prev/ ||