diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/hfs/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/hfs/default.nix
index ab294b143d3..58f6fb8d7ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/hfs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/hfs/default.nix
@@ -5,4 +5,10 @@ appleDerivation {
     mkdir -p $out/include/hfs
     cp core/*.h $out/include/hfs
   '';
+
+  meta = {
+    # Seems nobody wants its binary, so we didn't implement building.
+    broken = !headersOnly;
+    platforms = lib.platforms.darwin;
+  };
 }