diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/beast/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/beast/default.nix
index 900d6759e4a..7f62d53af9e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/beast/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/beast/default.nix
@@ -33,5 +33,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "A music composition and modular synthesis application";
     homepage = http://beast.gtk.org;
     license = with licenses; [ gpl2 lgpl21 ];
+    broken = true;
   };
 }