diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/bitkeeper/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/bitkeeper/default.nix
index 86e555a989c7..d8597913c24b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/bitkeeper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/bitkeeper/default.nix
@@ -50,5 +50,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license     = stdenv.lib.licenses.asl20;
     platforms   = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ wscott thoughtpolice ];
+    broken      = true; # seems to fail on recent glibc versions
   };
 }