diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/bootil/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/bootil/default.nix
index 0ed223832b6..3c27281571a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/bootil/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/bootil/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free;
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.abigailbuccaneer ];
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
+    # Build uses `-msse` and `-mfpmath=sse`
+    badPlatforms = [ "aarch64-linux" ];
   };
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {