diff --git a/pkgs/servers/ldap/389/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/ldap/389/default.nix
index 18aeea04cb62..ce61f9676e18 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/ldap/389/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/ldap/389/default.nix
@@ -141,5 +141,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.ners ];
+    # https://hydra.nixos.org/build/249763145, doesn't build since glibc 2.39.
+    # Potential fix is documented in https://github.com/389ds/389-ds-base/issues/5332,
+    # but it doesn't apply here.
+    broken = true;
   };
 }