diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/meross-iot/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/meross-iot/default.nix
index 5f037426b477..02f953c0ac8a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/meross-iot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/meross-iot/default.nix
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "meross_iot" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
+    # https://github.com/albertogeniola/MerossIot/pull/413
+    broken = lib.versionAtLeast paho-mqtt.version "2";
     description = "Python library to interact with Meross devices";
     homepage = "https://github.com/albertogeniola/MerossIot";
     changelog = "https://github.com/albertogeniola/MerossIot/releases/tag/${version}";