diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/nvi/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/nvi/default.nix
index 38aea982633c..c749000533e2 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/nvi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/nvi/default.nix
@@ -35,5 +35,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "The Berkeley Vi Editor";
     license = licenses.free;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin; # never built on Hydra https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixpkgs/trunk/nvi.x86_64-darwin
   };
 }