diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/boto/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/boto/default.nix
index 0d352c9e2c52..3549c6986cf1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/boto/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/boto/default.nix
@@ -59,5 +59,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       Services.  This includes S3, SQS, EC2, among others.
     '';
     maintainers = [ ];
+    # Unmaintained since 2020, archived in the beginning of May 2024 and broken
+    # https://github.com/boto/boto/issues/3951
+    broken = true;
   };
 }