diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/math/sage/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/math/sage/default.nix
index af4cda87473..e6630815ba1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/math/sage/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/math/sage/default.nix
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = "http://www.sagemath.org";
     description = "A free open source mathematics software system";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    broken = true;
   };
 }