diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/chez/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/chez/default.nix
index 09d68084e77..5b02aed274f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/chez/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/chez/default.nix
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage    = https://cisco.github.io/ChezScheme/;
     license     = stdenv.lib.licenses.asl20;
     platforms   = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
+    badPlatforms = [ "aarch64-linux" ];
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ thoughtpolice ];
   };
 }