diff --git a/.github/workflows/R.yml b/.github/workflows/R.yml
index 3098cd5b1d8c..5cff8353faf3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           override_cxx: g++
           openssl_path: C:/rtools43/x86_64-w64-mingw32.static.posix # not sure if this is required, there seems to be an openssl there
           run_tests: 0
+          run_autoload_tests: 0
           build_out_of_tree_extensions: 0
           vcpkg_build: 0
           no_static_linking: 1