diff --git a/pkgs/misc/lilypond/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/lilypond/default.nix
index e9f8d6984af..7738c9b1c09 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/lilypond/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/lilypond/default.nix
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     license = licenses.gpl3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ marcweber yurrriq ];
     platforms = platforms.all;
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
   };
 
   patches = [ ./findlib.patch ];