diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/git.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/git.nix
index cfddb862f59..19519823f37 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/git.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/git.nix
@@ -175,6 +175,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ raskin ];
     platforms = [ "i686-linux" "x86_64-linux" "x86_64-darwin" ];
-    broken = stdenv.isi686;
+    broken = true; # since 2017-04-08.
   };
 }