diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/arm-frc-linux-gnueabi-binutils/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/arm-frc-linux-gnueabi-binutils/default.nix
index 4e3ad7ab8b0..fff91c6f7f3 100755
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/arm-frc-linux-gnueabi-binutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/arm-frc-linux-gnueabi-binutils/default.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.colescott ];
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
-
+    broken = true; # since 2017-09-10
     priority = 3;
   };
 }