diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/jfbview/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/jfbview/default.nix
index 89a220c85e2..fdec72dd09c 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/jfbview/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/jfbview/default.nix
@@ -64,5 +64,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = https://seasonofcode.com/pages/jfbview.html;
     license = licenses.asl20;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
+    # incompatible with latest mupdf, see https://github.com/jichu4n/JFBView/issues/17
+    broken = true;
   };
 }