diff --git a/pkgs/games/randtype/default.nix b/pkgs/games/randtype/default.nix
index 0eaf2c092160..97993a5ffdac 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/randtype/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/randtype/default.nix
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ dandellion ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Only;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin; # never built on Hydra https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixpkgs/trunk/randtype.x86_64-darwin
   };
 }