diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8f0d99154..83cded90c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ addopts = "-l"
 filterwarnings = ["error"]
 
 [tool.cibuildwheel]
-build-frontend = "build[uv]"
+build-frontend = "uv; args: --no-config"
 skip = [
     "*_i686",
     "cp310-win_arm64", # no numpy wheels for this target