diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/guile/guile-lint/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/guile/guile-lint/default.nix
index 156def09187..7ca54365be5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/guile/guile-lint/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/guile/guile-lint/default.nix
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "Guile-Lint checks syntax and semantics in a Guile program or module";
     homepage = http://user42.tuxfamily.org/guile-lint/index.html;
     license = "GPL";
+    broken = true;
   };
 }