diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/atlas/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/atlas/default.nix
index 8b740bdb6f6..fb90ed754da 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/atlas/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/atlas/default.nix
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     homepage = http://math-atlas.sourceforge.net/;
     description = "Automatically Tuned Linear Algebra Software (ATLAS)";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin;  # test when updating to >=3.10.3
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
 
     longDescription = ''