diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/osquery/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/osquery/default.nix
index c06ba8e541b..44d5bcf5f38 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/osquery/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/osquery/default.nix
@@ -75,5 +75,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ cstrahan ];
+    broken = true; # 2018-04-11
   };
 }