diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/rethinkdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/rethinkdb/default.nix
index 06e78064925..f0260034ade 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/rethinkdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/rethinkdb/default.nix
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     description = "A driver for the RethinkDB database server";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.asl20;
     platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+    broken = true;
   };
 })