diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/deadbeef/plugins/infobar.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/deadbeef/plugins/infobar.nix
index 92f566e3657..d2355681b72 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/deadbeef/plugins/infobar.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/deadbeef/plugins/infobar.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "DeadBeeF Infobar Plugin";
+    broken = true; # crashes DeaDBeeF and is abandoned (https://bitbucket.org/dsimbiriatin/deadbeef-infobar/issues/38/infobar-causes-deadbeef-180-to-crash)
+    description = "DeaDBeeF Infobar Plugin";
     homepage = https://bitbucket.org/dsimbiriatin/deadbeef-infobar;
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.jtojnar ];