diff --git a/backports/py3-trimesh/APKBUILD b/backports/py3-trimesh/APKBUILD
index b804328..bab0b96 100644
--- a/backports/py3-trimesh/APKBUILD
+++ b/backports/py3-trimesh/APKBUILD
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ url="https://github.com/mikedh/trimesh"
 # s390x, no py3-rtree
 # riscv64, no py3-shapely
 arch="noarch !x86 !armhf !armv7 !s390x !riscv64"
+# TODO: investigate why checks stall
+options="!check"
 license="MIT"
 depends="
 	py3-colorlog
@@ -33,7 +35,6 @@ makedepends="
 	"
 checkdepends="py3-pytest py3-pytest-xdist py3-pyinstrument"
 subpackages="$pkgname-pyc"
-options="!check" # stuck test
 source="$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz::https://github.com/mikedh/trimesh/archive/refs/tags/$pkgver.tar.gz"
 builddir="$srcdir/trimesh-$pkgver"