diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
index 98e29d2..13b82fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       windows_exclude_swift_versions: "[{\"swift_version\": \"5.9\"}, {\"swift_version\": \"6.0\"}, {\"swift_version\": \"6.1\"}, {\"swift_version\": \"nightly\"}, {\"swift_version\": \"nightly-6.1\"}]"
       enable_macos_checks: false
       enable_windows_checks: false
+      linux_build_command: swift test --disable-experimental-prebuilts  # prebuilt swift-syntax not building
 
   soundness:
     name: Soundness
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       format_check_container_image: swiftlang/swift:nightly-6.2-jammy
       shell_check_enabled: true
       yamllint_check_enabled: true
-      api_breakage_check_enabled: true
+      api_breakage_check_enabled: false  # doesn't allow skipping prebuilt swift-syntax binary
       api_breakage_check_container_image: swiftlang/swift:nightly-6.2-jammy
       docs_check_enabled: false  # nightly container has issues installing yq
       docs_check_container_image: swiftlang/swift:nightly-6.2-jammy