diff --git a/pkgs/development/octave-modules/image-acquisition/default.nix b/pkgs/development/octave-modules/image-acquisition/default.nix
index 08c4305999b3..e1410fd8368f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/octave-modules/image-acquisition/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/octave-modules/image-acquisition/default.nix
@@ -28,5 +28,7 @@ buildOctavePackage rec {
       The Octave-forge Image Aquisition package provides functions to
       capture images from connected devices. Currently only v4l2 is supported.
     '';
+    # Got broke with octave 8.x update, and wasn't updated since 2015
+    broken = true;
   };
 }