diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/photivo/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/photivo/default.nix
index 4843898eb64..6bd2fa98b1b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/photivo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/photivo/default.nix
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     license = licenses.gpl3;
+    broken = true; # exiv2 0.27.1 FTBFS
   };
 }