diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/memtest86/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/memtest86/default.nix
index 6fccff7781d..810bc36fb72 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/memtest86/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/memtest86/default.nix
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   meta = {
     homepage = http://memtest86.com/;
     description = "A tool to detect memory errors, to be run from a bootloader";
+    broken = true;
   };
 }