diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kitemmodels.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kitemmodels.nix
index d6538e57698..e2f0633da8c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kitemmodels.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kitemmodels.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 
 kdeFramework {
   name = "kitemmodels";
-  meta = { maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.ttuegel ]; };
+  meta = {
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.ttuegel ];
+    broken = builtins.compareVersions qtbase.version "5.6.0" < 0;
+  };
   nativeBuildInputs = [ extra-cmake-modules ];
   buildInputs = [ qtbase ];
 }