diff --git a/resources/server/bin/code-server-linux.sh b/resources/server/bin/code-server-linux.sh
index 3df32dfd43c..3d8881ee601 100644
--- a/resources/server/bin/code-server-linux.sh
+++ b/resources/server/bin/code-server-linux.sh
@@ -9,4 +9,6 @@ esac
 
 ROOT="$(dirname "$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")")"
 
+export UV_USE_IO_URING=0 # workaround for https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/212678
+
 "$ROOT/node" ${INSPECT:-} "$ROOT/out/server-main.js" "$@"