diff --git a/pkgs/applications/radio/freedv/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/radio/freedv/default.nix
index 8d97c8bbedbc..bbf40a44c2a7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/radio/freedv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/radio/freedv/default.nix
@@ -48,5 +48,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.lgpl21;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ mvs ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin;  # see https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/165422
   };
 }