diff --git a/hack/BUILD b/hack/BUILD
index b78a10a521..24172447c5 100644
--- a/hack/BUILD
+++ b/hack/BUILD
@@ -27,21 +27,23 @@ sh_test(
     tags = ["manual"],
 )
 
-sh_test(
-    name = "verify-gofmt",
-    srcs = ["verify-gofmt.sh"],
-    data = [
-        "//:all-srcs",
-        "@io_bazel_rules_go_toolchain//:toolchain",
-    ],
-    tags = ["manual"],
-)
+# Disable gofmt test until we can figure out how to access the gofmt binary.
+# https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go/issues/511
+#sh_test(
+#    name = "verify-gofmt",
+#    srcs = ["verify-gofmt.sh"],
+#    data = [
+#        "//:all-srcs",
+#        "@io_bazel_rules_go_toolchain//:toolchain",
+#    ],
+#    tags = ["manual"],
+#)
 
 test_suite(
     name = "verify-all",
     tags = ["manual"],
     tests = [
         "verify-boilerplate",
-        "verify-gofmt",
+        #        "verify-gofmt",
     ],
 )