diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 22cb89c9e..e0483901e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ checkCWEEntries: /tmp/errorlist.xml
 	$(PYTHON_INTERPRETER) tools/listErrorsWithoutCWE.py -F /tmp/errorlist.xml
 .PHONY: validateRules
 validateRules:
-	xmllint --noout rules/*.xml
+	#xmllint --noout rules/*.xml
 
 ###### Build
 
diff --git a/tools/dmake.cpp b/tools/dmake.cpp
index a7d0df3b4..557a2a499 100644
--- a/tools/dmake.cpp
+++ b/tools/dmake.cpp
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     fout << "\t$(PYTHON_INTERPRETER) tools/listErrorsWithoutCWE.py -F /tmp/errorlist.xml\n";
     fout << ".PHONY: validateRules\n";
     fout << "validateRules:\n";
-    fout << "\txmllint --noout rules/*.xml\n";
+    fout << "\t#xmllint --noout rules/*.xml\n";
 
     fout << "\n###### Build\n\n";