diff --git a/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js b/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js
index a1f07c8146f3ced71cc9d27d38df7df8877203ae..ee4ca6319ff3fda5edeb246c6ef25ddc44aa5c3b 100644
--- a/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js
+++ b/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js
@@ -259,16 +259,20 @@ gulp.task('clean-vscode-linux-ia32-rpm', util.rimraf('.build/linux/rpm/i386'));
 gulp.task('clean-vscode-linux-x64-rpm', util.rimraf('.build/linux/rpm/x86_64'));
 gulp.task('clean-vscode-linux-arm-rpm', util.rimraf('.build/linux/rpm/armhf'));
 
-gulp.task('vscode-linux-ia32-prepare-deb', ['clean-vscode-linux-ia32-deb', 'vscode-linux-ia32-min'], prepareDebPackage('ia32'));
-gulp.task('vscode-linux-x64-prepare-deb', ['clean-vscode-linux-x64-deb', 'vscode-linux-x64-min'], prepareDebPackage('x64'));
-gulp.task('vscode-linux-arm-prepare-deb', ['clean-vscode-linux-arm-deb', 'vscode-linux-arm-min'], prepareDebPackage('arm'));
+// TODO@joao TODO@daniel
+// commented out the dependencies to the actual building of VS Code
+// we gotta make sure those targets run before these run, in our TFS builds
+
+gulp.task('vscode-linux-ia32-prepare-deb', ['clean-vscode-linux-ia32-deb'/*, 'vscode-linux-ia32-min'*/], prepareDebPackage('ia32'));
+gulp.task('vscode-linux-x64-prepare-deb', ['clean-vscode-linux-x64-deb'/*, 'vscode-linux-x64-min'*/], prepareDebPackage('x64'));
+gulp.task('vscode-linux-arm-prepare-deb', ['clean-vscode-linux-arm-deb'/*, 'vscode-linux-arm-min'*/], prepareDebPackage('arm'));
 gulp.task('vscode-linux-ia32-build-deb', ['vscode-linux-ia32-prepare-deb'], buildDebPackage('ia32'));
 gulp.task('vscode-linux-x64-build-deb', ['vscode-linux-x64-prepare-deb'], buildDebPackage('x64'));
 gulp.task('vscode-linux-arm-build-deb', ['vscode-linux-arm-prepare-deb'], buildDebPackage('arm'));
 
-gulp.task('vscode-linux-ia32-prepare-rpm', ['clean-vscode-linux-ia32-rpm', 'vscode-linux-ia32-min'], prepareRpmPackage('ia32'));
-gulp.task('vscode-linux-x64-prepare-rpm', ['clean-vscode-linux-x64-rpm', 'vscode-linux-x64-min'], prepareRpmPackage('x64'));
-gulp.task('vscode-linux-arm-prepare-rpm', ['clean-vscode-linux-arm-rpm', 'vscode-linux-arm-min'], prepareRpmPackage('arm'));
+gulp.task('vscode-linux-ia32-prepare-rpm', ['clean-vscode-linux-ia32-rpm'/*, 'vscode-linux-ia32-min'*/], prepareRpmPackage('ia32'));
+gulp.task('vscode-linux-x64-prepare-rpm', ['clean-vscode-linux-x64-rpm'/*, 'vscode-linux-x64-min'*/], prepareRpmPackage('x64'));
+gulp.task('vscode-linux-arm-prepare-rpm', ['clean-vscode-linux-arm-rpm'/*, 'vscode-linux-arm-min'*/], prepareRpmPackage('arm'));
 gulp.task('vscode-linux-ia32-build-rpm', ['vscode-linux-ia32-prepare-rpm'], buildRpmPackage('ia32'));
 gulp.task('vscode-linux-x64-build-rpm', ['vscode-linux-x64-prepare-rpm'], buildRpmPackage('x64'));
 gulp.task('vscode-linux-arm-build-rpm', ['vscode-linux-arm-prepare-rpm'], buildRpmPackage('arm'));
@@ -277,9 +281,9 @@ gulp.task('clean-vscode-linux-ia32-flatpak', util.rimraf('.build/linux/flatpak/i
 gulp.task('clean-vscode-linux-x64-flatpak', util.rimraf('.build/linux/flatpak/x86_64'));
 gulp.task('clean-vscode-linux-arm-flatpak', util.rimraf('.build/linux/flatpak/arm'));
 
-gulp.task('vscode-linux-ia32-prepare-flatpak', ['clean-vscode-linux-ia32-flatpak', 'vscode-linux-ia32-min'], prepareFlatpak('ia32'));
-gulp.task('vscode-linux-x64-prepare-flatpak', ['clean-vscode-linux-x64-flatpak', 'vscode-linux-x64-min'], prepareFlatpak('x64'));
-gulp.task('vscode-linux-arm-prepare-flatpak', ['clean-vscode-linux-arm-flatpak', 'vscode-linux-arm-min'], prepareFlatpak('arm'));
+gulp.task('vscode-linux-ia32-prepare-flatpak', ['clean-vscode-linux-ia32-flatpak'/*, 'vscode-linux-ia32-min'*/], prepareFlatpak('ia32'));
+gulp.task('vscode-linux-x64-prepare-flatpak', ['clean-vscode-linux-x64-flatpak'/*, 'vscode-linux-x64-min'*/], prepareFlatpak('x64'));
+gulp.task('vscode-linux-arm-prepare-flatpak', ['clean-vscode-linux-arm-flatpak'/*, 'vscode-linux-arm-min'*/], prepareFlatpak('arm'));
 
 gulp.task('vscode-linux-ia32-flatpak', ['vscode-linux-ia32-prepare-flatpak'], buildFlatpak('ia32'));
 gulp.task('vscode-linux-x64-flatpak', ['vscode-linux-x64-prepare-flatpak'], buildFlatpak('x64'));