diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/CouchDB/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/CouchDB/default.nix
index 44a5d50edc5..18f095cd8b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/CouchDB/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/CouchDB/default.nix
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     description = "CouchDB interface";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+    broken = true;
   };
 })