diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/gopher/gopherclient/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/gopher/gopherclient/default.nix
index b233ca4ab47..d36533fc9e5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/gopher/gopherclient/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/gopher/gopherclient/default.nix
@@ -40,5 +40,6 @@ buildGoPackage rec {
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ orivej ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
+    broken = true;
   };
 }