diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/xtreemfs/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/xtreemfs/default.nix
index ea25b302e35..436037245bb 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/xtreemfs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/xtreemfs/default.nix
@@ -66,5 +66,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ raskin matejc ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
     license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    broken = true;  # does not support openssl 1.1
   };
 }