diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/ndn-cxx/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/ndn-cxx/default.nix
index ee7d4765fb2..1040cb9a934 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/ndn-cxx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/ndn-cxx/default.nix
@@ -45,5 +45,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     license = licenses.lgpl3;
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.sjmackenzie ];
+    broken = true; # 2018-04-11
   };
 }