diff --git a/pkgs/applications/altcoins/dcrd.nix b/pkgs/applications/altcoins/dcrd.nix
index 8a8c4a7f102..cc3e83befa6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/altcoins/dcrd.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/altcoins/dcrd.nix
@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@ buildGoPackage rec {
     homepage = "https://decred.org";
     description = "Decred daemon in Go (golang)";
     license = with lib.licenses; [ isc ];
+    broken = stdenv.isLinux; # 2018-04-10
   };
 }