diff --git a/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm.go b/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm.go
index bc4478854..721ef959f 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm.go
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@ const (
 // Pipe for nfpm packaging.
 type Pipe struct{}
 
-func (Pipe) String() string                 { return "linux packages" }
-func (Pipe) Skip(ctx *context.Context) bool { return len(ctx.Config.NFPMs) == 0 }
+func (Pipe) String() string { return "linux packages" }
+func (Pipe) Skip(ctx *context.Context) bool {
+	return skips.Any(ctx, skips.NFPM) || len(ctx.Config.NFPMs) == 0
+}
 
 // Default sets the pipe defaults.
 func (Pipe) Default(ctx *context.Context) error {
diff --git a/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm_test.go b/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm_test.go
index 577d3dd19..47703cf2c 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm_test.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm_test.go
@@ -1407,6 +1407,14 @@ func TestSkip(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("skip", func(t *testing.T) {
 		require.True(t, Pipe{}.Skip(testctx.New()))
 	})
+	t.Run("skip flag", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ctx := testctx.NewWithCfg(config.Project{
+			NFPMs: []config.NFPM{
+				{},
+			},
+		}, testctx.Skip(skips.NFPM))
+		require.True(t, Pipe{}.Skip(ctx))
+	})
 
 	t.Run("dont skip", func(t *testing.T) {
 		ctx := testctx.NewWithCfg(config.Project{
diff --git a/internal/skips/skips.go b/internal/skips/skips.go
index ee21eb8f5..f27cf40c0 100644
--- a/internal/skips/skips.go
+++ b/internal/skips/skips.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const (
 	Homebrew       Key = "homebrew"
 	Nix            Key = "nix"
 	AUR            Key = "aur"
+	NFPM           Key = "nfpm"
 )
 
 func String(ctx *context.Context) string {
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ var Release = Keys{
 	Homebrew,
 	Nix,
 	AUR,
+	NFPM,
 	Before,
 }