diff --git a/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix b/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix
index b4b2bfe4af6a..45ee1ba28262 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix
@@ -225,6 +225,10 @@ in
     preConfigure = ''
       make rock
     '';
+
+    # Lua 5.4 support is experimental at the moment, see
+    # https://github.com/lgi-devs/lgi/pull/249
+    meta.broken = luaOlder "5.1" || luaAtLeast "5.4";
   });
 
   lmathx = prev.luaLib.overrideLuarocks prev.lmathx (drv: