diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/dvb-apps/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/dvb-apps/default.nix
index 8ceb7875be4..1e671b4ea7b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/dvb-apps/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/dvb-apps/default.nix
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     homepage = https://linuxtv.org/;
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
+    broken = true; # 2018-04-10
   };
 }