diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/sonic-visualiser/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/sonic-visualiser/default.nix
index 31a95c51fc50..d48f1eb851b7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/sonic-visualiser/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/sonic-visualiser/default.nix
@@ -53,5 +53,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.goibhniu maintainers.marcweber ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
+    broken = true;
   };
 }