diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
index 0b7218e5a35..a990b1af60e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ let
 
     buildInputs = [ pkgs.v8_6_x ];
     configureFlags = [ "--with-v8=${pkgs.v8_6_x}" ];
+    meta.broken = true;
   };
 
   v8js = assert !isPhp73; buildPecl rec {