diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsReaderScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsReaderScreen.kt
index d49b4f21ab..1a4d4fbd57 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsReaderScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsReaderScreen.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.preference.PreferenceValues.TappingInvertMode
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader.setting.OrientationType
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader.setting.ReaderPreferences
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader.setting.ReadingModeType
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.isReleaseFlavor
 import uy.kohesive.injekt.Injekt
 import uy.kohesive.injekt.api.get
 
@@ -293,6 +294,7 @@ class SettingsReaderScreen : SearchableSettings {
                     pref = readerPreferences.longStripSplitWebtoon(),
                     title = stringResource(R.string.pref_long_strip_split),
                     subtitle = stringResource(R.string.split_tall_images_summary),
+                    enabled = !isReleaseFlavor, // TODO: Show in release build when the feature is stable
                 ),
             ),
         )
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/setting/ReaderPreferences.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/setting/ReaderPreferences.kt
index 31fde9d81b..434f68a25d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/setting/ReaderPreferences.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/setting/ReaderPreferences.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.reader.setting
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.core.preference.PreferenceStore
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.core.preference.getEnum
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.preference.PreferenceValues
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.system.isReleaseFlavor
 
 class ReaderPreferences(
     private val preferenceStore: PreferenceStore,
@@ -30,7 +31,8 @@ class ReaderPreferences(
 
     fun defaultOrientationType() = preferenceStore.getInt("pref_default_orientation_type_key", OrientationType.FREE.flagValue)
 
-    fun longStripSplitWebtoon() = preferenceStore.getBoolean("pref_long_strip_split_webtoon", true)
+    // TODO: Enable in release build when the feature is stable
+    fun longStripSplitWebtoon() = preferenceStore.getBoolean("pref_long_strip_split_webtoon", !isReleaseFlavor)
 
     fun imageScaleType() = preferenceStore.getInt("pref_image_scale_type_key", 1)
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/system/BuildConfig.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/system/BuildConfig.kt
index cd74287fa1..ba720b32a4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/system/BuildConfig.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/util/system/BuildConfig.kt
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.BuildConfig
 
 val isDevFlavor: Boolean
     get() = BuildConfig.FLAVOR == "dev"
+
+val isReleaseFlavor: Boolean
+    get() = BuildConfig.BUILD_TYPE == "release"