diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/calligra/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/calligra/default.nix
index a7c6165bdd2..4a050eb5d74 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/calligra/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/calligra/default.nix
@@ -65,5 +65,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ phreedom ebzzry zraexy ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     license = with licenses; [ gpl2 lgpl2 ];
+    hydraPlatforms = [];
+    broken = true; # fails to start, kde home not found
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index aba790b9273..50a45b0c6fd 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -16612,6 +16612,7 @@ in
   calligra = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/office/calligra {
     inherit (kdeApplications) akonadi-calendar akonadi-contacts;
     openjpeg = openjpeg_1;
+    poppler = poppler_0_61;
   };
 
   perkeep = callPackage ../applications/misc/perkeep { };