diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/cde/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/cde/default.nix
index 17150c75466..e45906688ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/cde/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/cde/default.nix
@@ -33,5 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.gpl3;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.rlupton20 ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
+    # error: architecture aarch64 is not supported by strace
+    badPlatforms = [ "aarch64-linux" ];
   };
 }