diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/robotics/qgroundcontrol/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/robotics/qgroundcontrol/default.nix
index 98567c340bc..e323b42d7ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/robotics/qgroundcontrol/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/robotics/qgroundcontrol/default.nix
@@ -89,5 +89,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
     platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux;
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ pxc ];
+    broken = true; # relies improperly on private Qt 5.5 headers
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 3842d138182..e4a2f02b6b2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -15089,7 +15089,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   qgis = callPackage ../applications/gis/qgis {};
 
-  qgroundcontrol = libsForQt55.callPackage ../applications/science/robotics/qgroundcontrol { };
+  qgroundcontrol = libsForQt56.callPackage ../applications/science/robotics/qgroundcontrol { };
 
   qjackctl = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/audio/qjackctl { };