diff --git a/devstack/lib/ironic b/devstack/lib/ironic
index f6dab76652..1bca7c7cd7 100644
--- a/devstack/lib/ironic
+++ b/devstack/lib/ironic
@@ -3352,6 +3352,18 @@ function setup_vxlan_network {
     sudo ovs-vsctl set interface phy-brbm-infra options:peer=phy-infra-brbm
 }
 
+function downgrade_dnsmasq {
+    # NOTE(TheJulia): The intent here is to use dnsmasq version
+    # which does not crash on segfaults or sigabort when configuration
+    # is updated. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic/+bug/2026757
+    sudo dpkg -r dnsmasq-base
+    git clone http://thekelleys.org.uk/git/dnsmasq.git -b v2.85 --depth 1
+    pushd dnsmasq
+    sed -i 's|^PREFIX.*|PREFIX = /usr|' Makefile
+    sudo make install
+    popd
+}
+
 # Restore xtrace + pipefail
 $_XTRACE_IRONIC
 $_PIPEFAIL_IRONIC
diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index 306569f514..b85b5bdfd8 100644
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ if is_service_enabled ir-api ir-cond; then
             install_ironic
             install_ironicclient
             cleanup_ironic_config_files
+            downgrade_dnsmasq
 
         elif [[ "$2" == "post-config" ]]; then
         # stack/post-config - Called after the layer 1 and 2 services have been
diff --git a/zuul.d/project.yaml b/zuul.d/project.yaml
index fd5b2c2bc5..6102023d9d 100644
--- a/zuul.d/project.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/project.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@
       - release-notes-jobs-python3
     check:
       jobs:
-        - ironic-tox-unit-with-driver-libs
+        # NOTE(TheJulia): re-enable voting once
+        # https://review.opendev.org/c/openstack/ironic/+/910528
+        # has merged.
+        - ironic-tox-unit-with-driver-libs:
+            voting: false
         - ironic-cross-sushy:
             voting: false
         - ironic-tempest-functional-python3
@@ -72,7 +76,10 @@
             voting: false
     gate:
       jobs:
-        - ironic-tox-unit-with-driver-libs
+        # NOTE(TheJulia): Return this to voting once
+        # https://review.opendev.org/c/openstack/ironic/+/910528
+        # or similar change to the branch has merged
+        #- ironic-tox-unit-with-driver-libs
         - ironic-tempest-functional-python3
         # NOTE(JayF): This job is failing and is being fixed in master. It
         # should be re-enabled in stable when it's re-enabled on master.