diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/shotcut/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/shotcut/default.nix
index 79fd26204a9..484e28972cb 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/shotcut/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/shotcut/default.nix
@@ -34,5 +34,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.gpl3;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.goibhniu ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
+
+    # after qt5 bump it probably needs to be updated,
+    # but newer versions seem to need newer than the latest stable mlt
+    broken = true;
   };
 }