diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghcjs/base.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghcjs/base.nix
index f8b861311d6..393278be49e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghcjs/base.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghcjs/base.nix
@@ -183,4 +183,5 @@ in mkDerivation (rec {
   license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
   platforms = ghc.meta.platforms;
   maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ jwiegley cstrahan ];
+  broken = true;  # http://hydra.nixos.org/build/45110274
 })