diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/statsmodels/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/statsmodels/default.nix
index e3f40a5cff31..24dc020859d8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/statsmodels/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/statsmodels/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 , scipy
 , setuptools
 , setuptools-scm
+, stdenv
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -57,5 +58,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     homepage = "https://www.github.com/statsmodels/statsmodels";
     changelog = "https://github.com/statsmodels/statsmodels/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
+    # Fails at build time
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
   };
 }