diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/namazu/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/namazu/default.nix
index 72caa7ba5cb..21548de5efb 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/namazu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/namazu/default.nix
@@ -40,5 +40,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.gnu;  # arbitrary choice
     maintainers = [ ];
+    broken = true; # File-MMagic is not compatible with our Perl version
   };
 }