diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/syntax-highlighting.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/syntax-highlighting.nix
index 155e9fb8961..f199321e674 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/syntax-highlighting.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/syntax-highlighting.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 
 kdeFramework {
   name = "syntax-highlighting";
-  meta = { maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.ttuegel ]; };
+  meta = {
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.ttuegel ];
+    broken = builtins.compareVersions qtbase.version "5.6.0" < 0;
+  };
   nativeBuildInputs = [ extra-cmake-modules perl qttools ];
   buildInputs = [ qtbase ];
 }