diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/youtube-dl/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/youtube-dl/default.nix
index 19173de41e5..b7e3116b672 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/youtube-dl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/youtube-dl/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 , generateManPage ? false
 , ffmpegSupport ? true
 , rtmpSupport ? true
-, phantomjsSupport ? !targetPlatform.isDarwin # phantomjs2 is broken on darwin
+, phantomjsSupport ? false
 , hlsEncryptedSupport ? true
 , makeWrapper }: