diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/boatswain/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/boatswain/default.nix
index 5f77d19b7a23..955c479faf90 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/boatswain/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/boatswain/default.nix
@@ -60,5 +60,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ _0xMRTT ];
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
   };
 }