diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 5da9c3d..3f95be3 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
     "navbar_links": ("absolute", "server-stable"),
     "footer_start": ["landing_footer"],
     "secondary_sidebar_items": [],
-    "back_to_top_button": False,
+    # commented out to work around https://github.com/matplotlib/mpl-brochure-site/issues/106
+    # "back_to_top_button": False,
 }
 
 # Add any paths that contain custom static files (such as style sheets) here,