diff --git a/python/python.go b/python/python.go
index 6c837a8..e6bdeee 100644
--- a/python/python.go
+++ b/python/python.go
@@ -454,7 +454,8 @@
 
 	// generate the zipfile of all source and data files
 	p.srcsZip = p.createSrcsZip(ctx, pkgPath)
-	p.precompiledSrcsZip = p.precompileSrcs(ctx)
+	// TODO(b/278602456): precompilation temporarily disabled for python3.11 upgrade
+	p.precompiledSrcsZip = p.srcsZip //p.precompileSrcs(ctx)
 }
 
 func isValidPythonPath(path string) error {