diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mdds/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mdds/default.nix
index c01e3fe6bc0..e2115e84ff9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/mdds/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mdds/default.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = "https://gitlab.com/mdds/mdds";
     description = "A collection of multi-dimensional data structure and indexing algorithm";
     platforms = platforms.all;
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
     license = licenses.mit;
   };
 }