diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hspec2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hspec2/default.nix
index c833b80bb9fd..c6f64c92182c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hspec2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hspec2/default.nix
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     description = "Alpha version of Hspec 2.0";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
     platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+    broken = true;
   };
 })