diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-embed-plugin/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-embed-plugin/default.nix
index cf383f840d5..7c48e4a2a9f 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-embed-plugin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-embed-plugin/default.nix
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "Embed arbitrary app windows on Xfce panel";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
+    broken = true; # unmaintained plugin; no longer compatible with xfce 4.16
     maintainers = [ ];
   };
 }